Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-01


The Richmond Enquirer, OF Friday last, Oh
serves of President Jackson, Z" He has been gull
~ of errors which his best friends are the first
TO admit 1t is time that his best friends should
advise him to withdraw, lat the end of the first term,
from station in which he cannot remain longer
without committing more errors that will cause
still greater loss of reputation. He has declared
the " Hermitage" TO be his ''choice;" in this pre-
ference the instinct of his judgment better than
the pretended or mistaken friendship which would
expose him to labors aud trials for which he Is I'M
fit. History will do justice to the Generof; but
will acknowledge that he slsnaily iaiied as Pre-
.ident.-NU. Ga-.
-<NsS-
The City Guards, Capt. KinsInan. returned to
town ON Saturday evening, whit ranks. lhey
made very respectable appearance, and were
escorted from Roxbury by numerous cavalcade,
under the command Of Gen. II ier.-BoS. Gas.
-aNSS
From the Portland Daily Courier.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE HON.
JACK DOWNING"
WASHINGTON CRY, May so, 1881.
To ne Porfh0,l Courier, If IL ever gels there,
o,cav do,on East. ia tie State IF Maine, 10 be
sent TO Uncle Joshua looming, up in Do,on-
ingsuiAe. Nth care and speed
DEAR UNCLE JOSH: Pve got here at last to
this great CITY where they make Offices, and I'm
determined not to leave it till 1 get one. lts'nt
such great city after all as New York, though
they do great deal more business here than they
Ito at New York. don't mean vessel business
and trade, for there's no end to that in New York,
but in making offices and SIGH like; and they
say its the most profitable business IN the coun-
try. II man can get hold of pretty good Of
ice he can get rich enough in three or four years,
aud not have to work very hard neither. tell
YOU what, uncle. if make out 10 my mind here,
shall come back again one Of these days IN an
other guess way than what l came on. don't
have to foot It again, I'll warrant you. and guess
poor cousin Sally wont have to set up all night
10 mend my coat and darn my stockings You'll
see me coming, dressed up like lawyer, with a
fue carriage and three or four horses. And then
them are chaps IN Portland, that used to laugh
at me SO about being Governor, may sneeZe at
me, if they don't keep out of my way I'll ride
right over 'em. lhad pretty s"f li'ne coming
o.. .rrc. It's long tresome roao '"rouS" 'ne
Jarseys. had to stop twice to get my SINUS
tapt, aud once To get an old lady {" SOW up a rip
m my coat while chopped wood Tor her al inc
door TO paw for ii. But l shant m'nd all 'he
bard work have had Of it, ifI can make out to
come home rich.
cot pretty good boost in Boston, as ! writ
Won in my last, by the editors living me recon-
mendations. But it vas nothias at all hardly to
VIVA, got in New York, for they gave me pu0-
lie dinner there. cant think what's the matter
that it hasn't been published yet MAJOR Moan
promised me he'd have il al: put IN the New
FORK Curricr and Enquirer the very next day at
Ter I left New York, SO that IT should get 10
Washington, as soon as l did; and now Eve
been here about week, and it hasn't come yet.
If it doesn't come soon, shall write an account u
OF the dinner myself aud send II nome anu seI II
80, ;n,n tho pnr,Iand Courier. IL was a most
raOi,ai dinnec, uncle. don't know as ever eat
\ hartier dinner in my life: for, being pretty
Short Of money, had punched rather close day
or two, and to tell the truth was as hungry as
a scar. We had toasts and speeches. and great
many GOOD things ] don't mean such toast as
,hey nat butter on to eat, but toast to drunk
And they don't exactly drink 'em neither; but
new drink the punch and speak the toasts: