The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-22
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE Hon."
JACK DOWNING.
From til. Portland Daily Courier.

WAsH,xeros CRY, May 80, 1881.
To the Portland Courier, 81 u essr gcts meTe,
Gtoau do1cn ease an the State OF Maine, 70 DC
sent to Uncle Joshua Doioning, up tR DOlcn-
ingUiiIe, acitk care and speed
DEAR UNCLE JOSH,
thev make offices, and I'm determined not to
leave n tiu get one Il is mt such a great
citv after all as New York, though they do
GOOD deal more business here than they do 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
saw its the most profitable business in the coun.
try. If man can get hold of pretty good
office, he can get rich enough in three or four
years, and not have to work very hard neither.
| tell you what, uncle, if | make out TO nv
mind here, | shall come back again one of
these days in a rather guess way than what
come on. don't have to foot it again, I'll war.
rant you, and guess poor cousin Sally wont
have to set up all night to mend my coat and
darn my stockings. You'll see me coming
dressed up like lawyer, with a fine 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 dare to, and if they don't keep cut of my
way I'll ride right over EN-. had a pretty tuff
time coming on here. It's long tiresoms
road through the Jarseys. had to stop twice
to get my shoes tapt, and once to get an old
lady to sow up a rip IN my coat while chopped
wood for her at the door to pay for it. But
shant mind all the hard work have had of it,
If can make out to come home rich.
got pretty good boost in Boston, as writ
you in my last, by the editors giving me rec
concentrations. But it was nothing at all hard
ly to what got in New York, for they gave
me public dinner there. | cant think what's
the matter that it hasn't been published vet
cd ho'd hav
IN the New York Courier and Enquirer the
very next dag after | left New York. so that it
should get to Washington soon as did and
now I've been here about week and it has mt
come yet If it does Mt come soon l shall
write an account of the dinner myself and send
1t home and get it put into the Portland Couri-
err. 1t most capital dinner, uncle;
don't know as | ever eat hartier dinner in my
life, for being pretty short of money | had
pinched rather close a day or two, and to tell
the truth | was as hungry as bear. We had
toasts and speeches and great many good
things. l don't mean snch toast as they put
butter on to eat. but toast to drink. And they
don't exactly drink em neither: but they drink
the punch and speak the toasts.
| cant think Major Noah meant to deceive
me about publishing the proceedings of the
dinner, Tor he appeared TO be very clever man,
though he was the uneasiest dog that ever see
There was mt a man in New York that be-
friended me more than he did and he talk ed
to me very candidly, and advised me all about
how to get an Office. In the first place, saws
he, MIR. Downing, you can't get any kind of an
once at Washington unless you are true
blue genuine democratic republican. I,told
him l had recommendations coming to prove
that was all that They are very strict, saws
he, in regard to that at Washington. If James
Madison should apply for an office at Washing.
ton, says he, he couldn't get it. What, says /,
him that was President for it kind of startled
me little if such old republican as he was
could Mt get an Office. It's true, says he, if
James Madison should apply for an office he
he could mt get it. Why not, saysI ? Because,
says he, he has turned fedsrGIiSt! It's melan-
choly to think, says he, how many good old re.
publicans at the south are turning federasts
lately. He said he was afraid there was mt
more than one true genuine old democratic re-
publican left in Virginia, and that was old MIR.
titchie OF the Richmond Enquirer and even
he seemed to be little wavering ever since
Mr.. Calhoun and some others had gone over
Well there's Mr. Clay, says |, of Kentuckey
don't think he'll ever finch from the repubii.
can cause. Henry Clay, says he, turning up
his nose, why he's been federalist this six
years. No, no, Mr.. Downing, if you think Of
going that gate, you may as well turn about
and go home again before you go any further
What gate says i Why to Join the Clay mar.
thought in my life; always belonged to the
republican party, and always meant to- He
looked rather good natursd again when he
heard that; and says he, do you know what
the true republican doctrine is /. | told him
had always had some kind Of an idea
OF 1t, but did MT know as 1 could explain
1t exactly. Well, says he, I'll tell you it i.
to support General Jackson for reelection
through thick and thin That is the only
thing that will save the country from ruin
AND II General Jackson should be unwell OIL
any thing just before election, so he could moi
be candidate, the true republican doctrine j:
to support Mr.. Van Buren,. l told him, very
well, he might depend upon my sticking tc
the republican party, all weathers. Upon that
ne set down and wrote me recommendation
to the President for an Office, and it almost
made me blush TO see what a master substan.
tlal genuine republican he made me. had a
number more capital recommendations at Ne "
YORK, but hav mt time to tell you about em
In thls letter. Some were to Mr.. Clay and
some to Mr. Van Buren,, and some to Mr. Cal
noun. took 'om all, for I thought 1t was kind
OF uncertain whose hands | might fall into
hereafter: and it might be well enough TO have
two or three strings to my bow.
have MT called on the President vet. tboupb
I've been here about week. Ny clothes had
got SO shabby, thought Ibettor hire out few
days and get sllcked up little. Three oft
ofhces that | come after are gone slick enough,
and the other ones have been given away 10 a
Mr. White, but he would INIT take it 70 I'm
In hopes shall be able to get it. And If don't
get that, there's some chance for me 10 get in
10 oe Vice President, for they had great
jackson meeting here tether day, and thew
kicked Mr.. Calhoun right out doors. and said
they would have him for Vice President no
longer. Now some say they think shall get
1T, and some think Mr. Van Buren, ii get it.
Howsomever, feel pretty safe, for Major
Noah told me if could MT get any thing else
the President could easily make foreign mis-
sion Tor me. i shall call on the good old Gen.
luck is, and then / shall let you know. Give
my love to aunt and cousin Nabby, and all of
EN- 1t makes me feel kind of bad wbon
think how far I've got from home.
Your loving nefu,
JACK DowYISa.