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gress from Chicago, Illinois, is
T quite graphic and humorous in
some Of his epistIes sent home.
In one he writes of various mat
ters thus:


"A few applicants for office
have arrived. But they are too
ealNy, since all are in the dark a.
bout Co.. Polk's movements, and
it is very doubtful who it is ne
cessary for applicants to pay their
most fattering attentions to, since
IaII are Folks friends and thereis
no knowing who will be recog-
nized as fayontes yet. But il
will be, Of course, the most de-
serving.


Blair and Rives Of the Globe
office, have won on the recent
election about $4,000 Of
which $4,000 has already been
paid over. And not dollar of it
but they were driven by federal
insoIence and abuse to put up.
No man can accuse either of
them Of asking any man to bet.


They have a new way Of adj
vertising here. 4 man wants his
tavern praised. Accordingly, he
gives a letter writer S. and he
writes to some New York, Bos-
ton or Philadelphia newspaper
that ''CoI. Polk, President elect,


has taken rooms at Ho-
TEL" AccidentIy, all the Office
hunters 60 and engage lodgings
there! A man has a piano for
sale and he gives a letter writer
S5 to write that Mrs. Polk has
bought one Of Mr.. .--'s splendid
, pianos" So the matter goes even
) to milliner shops, III each Of
which hangs a bonnet ''engaged
to 1Irs. Polk" And it takes five
] dollars to get a letter writer to
| tell Of it. Indeed, it takes five
> dollars and no more to reach any
; Of this profession, For this they
! will put an eloquent speech in any
J mans mouth. For this, put him


III Mr.. Polk's cabinet. For this
give him a foreign mission. For


this put up Colonel Polk at his
' tavern. For makes Governor
! Polk buy a hat at a particular
store, &c. &c. The magic num-
i Der is 5 dollars. All under is In
. suit, all over superaulty. a pro-
minent politicianWh has not five
/ dolla to spare a few Of the let


ter writer's, will not be prominent
I long,


e The Charleston Courier pub,
St lishes letter from its correspon.
; dent at Washington, Of the frs
ID inst. which says: Il think that
i can now solve theproblem which
y has so long puzzled our ''quid
II nuncs" as to Mr.. CaIhoun's fu.


ture position with the new admin
: istration. Mr.. Calhoun will be in
,e vited to remain where he is, anC
le will decline tho invitation. Ht


will not remain in tho State De
I :. partment one hour after Mr.
ne Polk's Inauguration, but he vii


leave the Department with tn
N best of feelings towards the in


coming administration


How solemn a lesson for Tenn
:, perance is the fate. Of Mr. Nc


NuIty, late clerk Of the House Q
y bs Representatives! The cause Q


his defaIcation and disgrace ma,
is be Immediately traced to tn,
% % BOTTLE. Buta short time ag'
~ none stood fairer or higher il
gs the confidence of his friends bot
cd at home and at Washington. Ii
:, is fell into dissipation, and in drum
d. ID ken revels squandered none.
l. not his own which he canno
cts now replace and which h
ne ne scarcely knows we suspect hoy
he he he disposed of. Expelled wit
eli disgrace from his high station
nd he has lost his own honor, NOR


+;Hod tho GREAT marty which hai