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Virginia (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 54
ed, you cannot do it. You might as well try to report red-hot balls. We took him at his word; wrote a respectable speech for him and printed it, and thereby, we then did flatter ourselves, saved for the Whigs at the election a very pretty handful of votes. We have been reminded of this little incident by reading Cause and contrast, which is a highly peppered pamphlet, the parturient pangs of which were borne by Mr. Thomas W. McMahon, now of Richmond, in the United States, Territory of Eastern Virginia, but formerly private secretary of the Hon. Fernando Wood. Mr. McMahon is a gentleman also whose acquaintance with that rare work, Lempriere's classical Dictionary, we can vouch for, since he compares the South to Niobe and the North to Latona, and since he also calls plain sea-faring sporting with the Nereides of the deep. Now, why he should compare the South to Niobe, we do not precisely comprehend, unless it is conceded by him to be stone dead; and why he should liken the North t
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 54
the response. Sir, he returned, you cannot do it. You might as well try to report red-hot balls. We took him at his word; wrote a respectable speech for him and printed it, and thereby, we then did flatter ourselves, saved for the Whigs at the election a very pretty handful of votes. We have been reminded of this little incident by reading Cause and contrast, which is a highly peppered pamphlet, the parturient pangs of which were borne by Mr. Thomas W. McMahon, now of Richmond, in the United States, Territory of Eastern Virginia, but formerly private secretary of the Hon. Fernando Wood. Mr. McMahon is a gentleman also whose acquaintance with that rare work, Lempriere's classical Dictionary, we can vouch for, since he compares the South to Niobe and the North to Latona, and since he also calls plain sea-faring sporting with the Nereides of the deep. Now, why he should compare the South to Niobe, we do not precisely comprehend, unless it is conceded by him to be stone dead; and w
Opelousas (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 54
riums are commercial because we have a commerce. But Mr. Thomas W. McMahon knows better than that. All these things have come to us-- 1. From the tobacco plantations of Virginia and Tennessee. 2. From the flowery and fruitful regions of Opelousas. 3. From the sugar lands of Attakapas. 4. From the silver shores of the Mississippi, perfumed by groves of orange and citron. 5. From---- But enough of this, though we leave a great deal of excellent fooling unquoted. The truth isn. What on earth has the Bank of Commerce in this city to do with the orange and citron on the banks of the Mississippi? What in the name of common sense, or uncommon sense, has the Erie Railroad to do with the flowery and fruitful regions of Opelousas? We are not aware that any gentleman in this emporium has gone into business, and much less made money, because the silver shores of the Mississippi are perfumed with anything — orange, citron or river mud. If the picturesque and beautiful T.
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): chapter 54
ssee. 2. From the flowery and fruitful regions of Opelousas. 3. From the sugar lands of Attakapas. 4. From the silver shores of the Mississippi, perfumed by groves of orange and citron. 5. From---- But enough of this, though we leave a great deal of excellent fooling unquoted. The truth is that as An ass once spoke, as learned men deliver, so he is speaking now again. What on earth has the Bank of Commerce in this city to do with the orange and citron on the banks of the Mississippi? What in the name of common sense, or uncommon sense, has the Erie Railroad to do with the flowery and fruitful regions of Opelousas? We are not aware that any gentleman in this emporium has gone into business, and much less made money, because the silver shores of the Mississippi are perfumed with anything — orange, citron or river mud. If the picturesque and beautiful T. W. McMahon, as The Richmond Enquirer calls him, had more of sense and less of sonority, he would hardly have fallen
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 54
ngs? The off-hand answer of a poor, plain man would be, that we have banks because we have capital; and insurances offices because we have something to insure; that we have stage-coaches and other criminal, though convenient, vehicularities, because we have something or somebody to carry, and that our emporiums are commercial because we have a commerce. But Mr. Thomas W. McMahon knows better than that. All these things have come to us-- 1. From the tobacco plantations of Virginia and Tennessee. 2. From the flowery and fruitful regions of Opelousas. 3. From the sugar lands of Attakapas. 4. From the silver shores of the Mississippi, perfumed by groves of orange and citron. 5. From---- But enough of this, though we leave a great deal of excellent fooling unquoted. The truth is that as An ass once spoke, as learned men deliver, so he is speaking now again. What on earth has the Bank of Commerce in this city to do with the orange and citron on the banks of the Missi
Thomas W. McMahon (search for this): chapter 54
ntrast, which is a highly peppered pamphlet, the parturient pangs of which were borne by Mr. Thomas W. McMahon, now of Richmond, in the United States, Territory of Eastern Virginia, but formerly private secretary of the Hon. Fernando Wood. Mr. McMahon is a gentleman also whose acquaintance with that rare work, Lempriere's classical Dictionary, we can vouch for, since he compares the South to tter comprehend, unless he expects us to shoot him and the rest of Niobe's progeny. But when Mr. McMahon is well-mounted upon his rhetorical charger, he dashes ahead like a particularly Headless Horomebody to carry, and that our emporiums are commercial because we have a commerce. But Mr. Thomas W. McMahon knows better than that. All these things have come to us-- 1. From the tobacco planti are perfumed with anything — orange, citron or river mud. If the picturesque and beautiful T. W. McMahon, as The Richmond Enquirer calls him, had more of sense and less of sonority, he would hardly
Latona (search for this): chapter 54
Niobe and Latona. we remember that when we were the reporter of a respectable country newspaper, we were sent to take nfor, since he compares the South to Niobe and the North to Latona, and since he also calls plain sea-faring sporting with thhim to be stone dead; and why he should liken the North to Latona we do not any better comprehend, unless he expects us to srity of the North. One grievous fault in the character of Latona, is not so much that we have conspired against Niobe's bable productions of the world. It is difficult to see why Latona is to be thus shrewishly berated because she has been a goave we not paid for it before spinning and weaving it? If Latona has been indebted to Niobe for tobacco, we ask in the named other goddesses, and all the appropriate gods-we ask, if Latona has not paid for that tobacco, short-cut, long-cut, pig-tahon, the annual dowry which the South (Niobe) cast at her (Latona's) feet. He then goes on in a dreadfully low-spirited sty
T. W. McMahon (search for this): chapter 54
o be received from the washerwoman without remorse and to be put on without a pang. Now, can McMahon lay his hand where his heart should be, and say as much of his shirt? Is he sure that the clotNiobe owes us millions upon millions, but how much do we owe Niobe, O picturesque and beautiful McMahon! If the facts could be arrived at, we should be willing to wager six cents that the pen with w emporiums, and remain unpaid for. Considering all these things, we are willing to confess that McMahon's blarney is about the boldest which has recently come to our notice. Everybody has heard this McMahon's style of lamentation in private life. One man is thrifty, industrious, intelligent, and, therefore, successful.; while his neighbor is everything that he is not. No. 1 gets rich, buildsmy plate, and he wears my clothes. Two hundred and thirty one millions of dollars were, says McMahon, the annual dowry which the South (Niobe) cast at her (Latona's) feet. He then goes on in a dr
Niobe (search for this): chapter 54
Niobe and Latona. we remember that when we were the reporter of a respectable country newspape can vouch for, since he compares the South to Niobe and the North to Latona, and since he also caldeep. Now, why he should compare the South to Niobe, we do not precisely comprehend, unless it is ess he expects us to shoot him and the rest of Niobe's progeny. But when Mr. McMahon is well-mount is not so much that we have conspired against Niobe's babies, as that we have banks. Also insuranerty; nor would he have attempted to show that Niobe is poor because she has had a monopoly of two nd weaving it? If Latona has been indebted to Niobe for tobacco, we ask in the name of Justitia — York, but, alas! in New York never paid for? Niobe owes us millions upon millions, but how much do we owe Niobe, O picturesque and beautiful McMahon! If the facts could be arrived at, we should bays McMahon, the annual dowry which the South (Niobe) cast at her (Latona's) feet. He then goes on
Lempriere (search for this): chapter 54
d thereby, we then did flatter ourselves, saved for the Whigs at the election a very pretty handful of votes. We have been reminded of this little incident by reading Cause and contrast, which is a highly peppered pamphlet, the parturient pangs of which were borne by Mr. Thomas W. McMahon, now of Richmond, in the United States, Territory of Eastern Virginia, but formerly private secretary of the Hon. Fernando Wood. Mr. McMahon is a gentleman also whose acquaintance with that rare work, Lempriere's classical Dictionary, we can vouch for, since he compares the South to Niobe and the North to Latona, and since he also calls plain sea-faring sporting with the Nereides of the deep. Now, why he should compare the South to Niobe, we do not precisely comprehend, unless it is conceded by him to be stone dead; and why he should liken the North to Latona we do not any better comprehend, unless he expects us to shoot him and the rest of Niobe's progeny. But when Mr. McMahon is well-mounted
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