Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-11

ain, letter from so celebrated character as
u,i,r Dowslxc. aud shalt certainly expecr vi.
81, from him Oh his arrival in this city.
fN T. Coz.
WASHINGTON, Thursday morning. June 6.
D.ar S,r-As the President gets me To read all
10 NEWSPAPERS ,o him. being considerable sill,
:, tina, that business. | most always take up the
Xsw Yo.S Gazette first. and and he lave both
,a,ne 10 the couc,us,oa, seeing you have printed
al nv letters, To waite yna line re>psc citing our
,,,.rn tower Bath of Us have been as busy as
bee, packinspp Tor Downns,iiie i"r a week back.
Iae P.rsidenl walked me up this mornins before
dwight, and asked me what | thaa.hi Of the
vsaiaer. Says |, General. its going to rain
Saws he, what DO sou think. Had we better start?
Yes, SAYS l: we d!dent mind the weather in New
0reans and 4 durS,ng shoa!dcnt never frighten
a .oIicr. We'll, says be. IL YOU aiut afraid,
sinl--su before we eat our breakfast, you sit
laan add wriie lne To old Mr.. Lang. aud tell
h;m BE may expeci TO see u. this day week, and
ask him 10 engase Us rooms at the largest house
N New York. wanted Ia gn to the City Hotel,
bat The President thinks Hnlt's house the best.
However, says he, we wont quarrel about il let
Nc. Lang decide the question. IL you engage
loit's. tell him To get his backing machine IN
order. for the President always makes terrible
ranpus about his bouts.
The President asked me the other day how
,houId like 10 90 up in Mr.. Durant's balloon. =
Catch weasel asleep, says l.; General--suppose
| should break my neck, What would become Of
,ous q, saws he, M1jur, there's Mr.. Van Bur
en- at hand That cnck wont f.hf. says l.; one
Yankee /, wortb two Dutchmeh any day. Well,
says be, Just as you please about that; bat Mr..
Van Buren,, YOU know. is going TO Dosnlnsvile
with us-that was agreed on long ago The
General got little touched at what SAID abant
Mr. Van Buren,, but I stopt his mouth pretty
quick. SAYS l. General hawaii dune YOU more
service than be? Didn't I stand by you, thick
aud thin. when sou got into that scrape with the
Cabinet, did'n't Mr.. Van Buren, throw up his
commission, and leave you IN the lurch. Aud
didn't recommend Nj. Livingston. and Mr..
Kendall. snd Gcneral Cass, and Isaac Hill. to
take the places of those who abused you like a
piCk-pocket, as soon as their backs were turned?
AMI dni'nt | put down the nullihers? And
didn't write your proclamation, aud Mr.. Web
sters's speech? The General Amt any hand at
anarsument, and had the weather gage Of him.
Well, says he. Major, have your own way
there's no ding aHy thing without you. When
u
time, General, SAYS |. If Me- Van Buren, goes
to Dowpngyille, hell take The shine OF Of both
oiu', and ne may as well bang up our iidies.-
d" ,ou think sos saws he. Yes, do, saws L.
Then well 90 without him, SAYS the General, for
fdoa'l allow no nan 10 take .he rag Oft Of you or
me- So YOU see, Mr.. Lang, l can do pretty
much As please with the President, and We are
10 have the ride To ourselves. As il grows late,
and We are TO set III as soon as breakfas, il clear
cd away, must conclude at present, with re-
Goe>uns YOU to make all necessary preparations
Tor Us, aud shall call with the President and
make you visi, as soon as we land st the Bat
terry. Hour time is nut ton much taken Up.
snail write YOU further when We arrive at Phila.
dtlphia.
- haze directed Mr. Barry, cor Post master
"eoeral. to send this letter bv the fast mail
four irieaj, JACK DOWNING.
i''ouS LANG, Esq. New-York.