Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-29
FROM THE UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH.
LETTER FROM MAI. JACK DOWNING.

TO Uncle Joshua Do,oning Do,OninguM
l haint hardly time to say Dear Uncle. and
the Gineral had it hip and thigh, hard and saft.
tother night. We argied tell he holered out
you're Hayne and Pm Dan' Webster. amt
Hayne says I. l never writ word Of that letter
abou. Haynes great speech sgin Webster. Slap
went his pipe at me. But never gives up, nor
advances backwards-so he turned kinder like.
Then we sot in smokin and th,nkip. Says Gil.
neral thinkin is plsgy hard work this hot Seather.
I'D rather maui rales says he. Well, says the
Ginerai, Major, what's your thoughts; the same
to you, saysI. Says the Gineral, Major. that wild
varmint's got into Congress agin. Who's he.
says Ii Davy Crocket-and his larnin will boz
Their Us for true-he's up to snuff, Ma or-he kilt
a wild cat at wink. He'll play hob with Van
Buren-there amt one can hold candle to his
talking. Then Tom Shelton from Kaintuck-
Major I'm freed at last. I'd rather lick Pack.
imam six times, than have them fellers at lne
and poor little Van. They know too much.
GineraI, says !, don't be added. You're
worse scared than Isaac was when old Upham
gin him blue Betty-I'll row EN- up Salt River
take drink Of cider-then 60 ahead. / tell.
ed the Gineral, says !, ketch weazzlIe asleep.
knowd Crockett would be lected, an | sol my
trap, an knotched him worse than whale with
Bedford harpoon. How's that Major, says the
Glneral. Says l, give me a drink ct cyder.
chaw Of tubacker, q pinch Of snuff, and fresh
ppe-and then, GineraI, don't breathe above
your breath while tell you. Says !. Gineral,
you know the States Bank where Squire Bidde
lives. sot right about to make the Squire brI.
bery and kirrupshiu Davy Crockett. The Cine
raj snickered. When | went on to see how the
cat hopped in the bank, I knowed what people
said | saws to Biddle when quit hgerln an 81.
fern an hung up the slate-you know bribery
and kirrupshio, don't your DON'T says he-if
Kendall had come to me Instead Of going to Clay
he'd got 1900 10 a minute. You're Old Mic for
sartin, says l, Squire. The Gineral snorted.-
New, says l, give me a sartiticate that you haint
bribed me, and III git you Davy Crockett. Done
for q ducking saws the Squire. got the paper
and he's the sl,ckest Teller liven; for says Bid.
die, Major, send these scraps Of hunder dollar
notes to your uncle for samples how to make EN-
at Downinsville Bank, with my compliments in
full. Now says he. Major write to Crockett
so down sets IN the biz cheer, and writes.
viz: as follows:
Major Do,oning to KurneH Dauy Crockett.
DEAR DAv: hopp'd like parch peas when
heard how you was Iected. Come on quick-the
Gineral forgives all. and says you an | shall 60
on Conveys Penitenitary from him to tho Bank.
Biddle says bring Crockett-there amt that bank
Twin tina, can stand Crockett and Downing
Biddle says damn the expense-and he's got eight
dollars day to give away. tor two years besides
what St. Matthew Clarke pays. Nick's sham
paisn slips down like sweet oil-and he's the Eel.
Ter Tor giving dinners. He says the bank votes
eight dollars day to the cleverest fellow to he
found-and says you're the man. The State
banks is film Amos wallet. They gin him in
New York enuff to buy all your niggars and
land too Now's the time dear Dav. Yours to
command, MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
Major, says the Ginerai, stop minute tell
I'm done laughin-dePeod upon it he giggled like
Yankee doodle. When he was dun laushin and
eryin-says he, Major where's the answers-
Present arms, says l, and showed him,
KmneH Crockett to Major Jack Do,cning.
DEAR Down: l knows bribery and corrup
shun-there amt that man Twin should do that
to me. I'd dart daylight through him 10 jif-
I'm. Didn't tell the people at Bull Creek
what war, PestiIence, and famine was. teIl'd
em war vas hghtin-pestilence was cholera
and famine was sort craps. I'm I'd to Old
Nick or Young Mic. But the bank must be
I can't judge Of the bank
up to its notification, without try how some of
the money passes every where. So say nothin, |