WAsH1NGToN, Feb. %.
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wAsHINGToN'S BIRTH DAY IN WASHINGTON.

 There is not the least doubt that this is a little of tho drollest country from the Hotten- tots home to the Sultan of Muscat's kingdom The old Romans talked of democracy, and the Greeks pretended something in that way But for the genuine, pure, patent-right democ- racy, our government against the world ! This is Washington's Birth day, you know The President, the Departments, the Senate, and we, who arc mightier than alive the people mean, have celebrated it-by eating "a big Cheese The Presidents house was thrown open. The multitude swarmed in.-- The Senate of the United States adjourned. The Secretaries of the various Departments turned out. Representatives in squadrons left the capitol--and ali for the purpose of eating cheese! Yes, all for the purpose of eat- ing cheese! Mind ye, don't laugh at it. Who has better right to eat cheese than we! It is all the spells we can get, and as others nibble at the Treasury, why on earth should not we the people nibble at the big cheese.- MT. Van Buren was there to eat cheese. MT. | Webster, was there to eat cheese. Mir. Wood bury with his most amiabfe Lady, was there to eat cheese. Mr. Secretary Dickerscn (un- happy man, he has no lady) was there to eat cheese. Tho gallant Col. J. Towson was eating cheese. Tine Court, the Fashion, the Beauty,of W Washington were all eating cheese. Officers in Washington, Foreign Representa- tives in stars aud gartcrs. gay, joyous, dash ing and gorgeous women, in all the pride, and panoply. and pomp ofwealth, were there eat ing cheese. Cheese, cheese, cheese, was on every body's mouth. All you heard was cheese. All you saw was cheese All you snnclt was cheese It was cheese, cheese, cheese. Streams of cheese were going up in the Avenue in every body's fists Balls of cheese were in hundred pockets. Every handkerchiefsmelt ofcheese. The whole at. mosphere for half a mile around was infected with cheese.

 Undoubtedly you fancy that exagecrate because you find it difficult to believe that a whole city, the metropolis of this vast Union. where crowd the mighty of the land, could all be engaged in eating cheese. Upon my word tell you not halfthe tale. Georgetown, and Alexandria too poured forth their crowds on purpose to eat cheese. The Senate of the United States-where Webster thunders- where Clay hurlS his bolts--where Preston flashes-and Benton roars, adiourned-on purpose to eat cheese! The House of Rep rescntatives. the refuge of tho peoples sove.