Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-13
; From the New York Daily Advertiser.
MAJOR DowSINc's OPTICAL RrroWr ON
TIE UNITED STATES BANK.
Published ssBy 3utb0r;ty -

Nli-thaf'' .AuSuol SILL
Dear Sir:--1 have just got here after
examinin the Bank; aud it was the tough
es, Job ever had inn life. The Gin.
crai was so bc.t on my doing it. that
had TO '.go phead," or I'd sneak'd gu, the
first day. was nigh upon aweck about
il, hgerin and sifefin all the while. Mr..
Biddle see quick enuf it was no FOOLS
Journey | come on; and made some Of,
the folks scratch their heads, ! tell you.
gin EN- no notice Of my comm, and
jump'd right in the thickest on en- u ere
one day when they were ,umblin in and
shellin out the mummy like corn-"Now,"
saws l, smy boys, advise. all on ye 10
brush up your multiplication tables, for
am down upon you with allegation. and
the rule of three, and vulgar fractions;
and if find a penny out OF place, the
Cineral shall know it. Pm no green
horn, nor member of Congress, nor Judge
Clayton, nor Mr.. Caiabrcleng, neither.
saysI. As soon as Mr.. Biddle read the
letter the Gncral sent by me, says he
..Maior, Pm glad the Gineral has sent
some one al last who knows something.
and can give strait accoant; and with
that he call'd all the Bank folks, and
tcll'd EN- 10 bring their books together
"Now," says he, "Major, whith ecnt
shall we begin at first" ''lt makes III
odds which," say, !; ''all care about il
10 see if both eends meet; and il the,
don't, Mr. Bidelle," says J., tits all owe
with YOU and the Bank-.yon'll all go
hook and line, and then VIC off coats
and went at it. found some OF then
are fellows there plagv sharp al syierin
They'd do sum by a kinder short Dill
worth quick as flash | always use
slate--it comes kinder natural to me; am
chalkcd her of. there the first day an
hgur'd out nigh 100 pretty con.idcrabl
tut sums. There was more than tire
cart load of books about us, and ever
one onem bigger than the Deacon's fam
" Bible. And such all eternal batch
fgeriu ! never see, and there wasn't
blot or scratch in the whole on en-.
l put good many questions to NJ
Bddle, for the Gineral gin me Ion
string on EN-; and | thought some wou
stagger him; but he anw sered them 9
Just as glib as our boys in DoNningvil
do the catakize, from the chief ''ecnd
man" clean through the pctitions--.AI
he did it all i'll mighty civil way to-
tneT was OHF OHc iiS hluNcT ttlCN W
round, and that was-how he Gene
have so few OF the Ginerals folks amor
the Directors until very lately: "Why
says he, "Major, and Major" says
tand then he got up and took pinch
snuff and offered me one) says | M
jor, the Bank knows no party; and
the first go off, you know, the Ginera
friends were all above matters Of so
tie importance as Banks and Banking
lfwehad put branch in Downimgyill,
says he, "the Gineral would
have had occasion to ask such
question:" and with that he made IN
bow; and | went home and took din
with him. 1t is plag, curious to h
him talk about millions aud housar
and got as glib too at it as he is,
how on earth shall git bicl again
ninepences and -pence-happcni,
cant tell.
AFTER had been 6gerin away Il
nigh upon week, and used up {
slate pencils, and spit my mouth as
as cob, rubbin out the sums as fas
did them, | writ to the Gineral,
teii'd him it was no use; could fine
ini Lake; but SO long as the Bank wa