Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-09-05

] out my "ailet, ana began 10 count o.
/ yer some Of the Safety Fund" notes
| got shaved with on the grand tower.
"Here," says |, esquire BiddIe, have
a small triae | should like TO barter
with you; it's all Safety Fund.-" saws
l.; sand Mr.. Van Buren's head is on
most all on en-" But as soon as he
put his eye on EN-, he shook his head.
| see he had his eye teeth cut. swell"
says |, "it's no matter"-but il lifted
my dlnder considerable.
SHOW" says |, "Mr. BiddIe, I've
got one more question to put to you,
AMI then Pm through. You say your
bills are better than the hard dollars;
this puzzles me and the Gineral too.
Now how is thisl" "Well," saws he.
"Major, I'll tell you; suppose you have
bushel of potatoes in Downingville,
and you wanted to send them TO Wush.
ington, how much would it cost to get
them there?" Well" saws |, "about
two shillings lawful; for sent barrel
there to the Gineral last fall, and that
cost me dollar freight" "Well,"
says he, suppose I've got potatoes in
Washington jist as good as yours, and
] take your potatoes in Downingvile,
and give you un order to receive bu.
shell ofpotatoes in Washington, wouldn't
you save two shillins lawful by that
We sometimes charge" says he, ga
trifle for drafts, when the places are
distant, but never as much as it would
to carry the dollars" and with that we
looked into the accounts agin, and there
it was. Says |, esquire Biddle, see
it NJ as clear as whistle"
When / got back to Washington,
found the Gineral off to the rip Raps,
and 80 ] arter him. One Teller there
tsll'd me | couldn 60 to the Rip Raps,
that the Gineral was there to keep off
business; but as soon as told him who
] was, he ordered boat and padded
off.
The Gineral and have talked over
all tie bank business; he says it is no,
best TO publish my report, as he wants
il Co.. the message; and it would only
set them Stock fish nibblin agin in Wall
street. made him stare when tell'd
him about the dollars saw there; and
once in while he would rinkle his face
up like ball of ravilins; and when |
| tell'd him Biddle wouldn't give me
any Of his Safety Fund" for any of
MIR. Van Buren's that | had with me,
the G:neral took out his wallet, and
slung it more than five rods into the
breakers.
We are now pretty busy, fitting and
joining the beams and rafters of the
message; and if Mr.. Van Buren, don't
git back before We begin to single it,
| guess his Safety Fund will stand but
poor chance.
The Gineral don't care much about
having his head for sign. board, but
says he, "Major, when they put my
head on one eend of bank bill, and
Mr.. Van Buren's on t'other eend, and
promise to pay Andrew Jackson and
then blow up, it's too bad-I won't al
low tit shan't be- The Gineral
says, if he allow Amos Kendle to make
his report about the state banks, it is
but fair to let me publish mine about
Squire Biddlc's bank. So | am gittin
mine ready.
We have a fine cool time here, and
amt bothered with Office seekers; we
can see EN- in droves all along shore,
waitin for chance. One feller swum
off last night to get appointed to some
office-Gineral thinks Of making him
minister to the King of the Sandwich
Islands, on account of their being all
good swimmers there.
Yours, etarnally,
J. DOWNING, Major,
Downingville Militia, ID Brigade.