Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-09-19
MAJOR DowNfNG'sLErTER.

MAJOR DoWNfNG'sLErTER.
To Mr.. DwigM, Editor ofdte Fork daily Ado.
PHILADELPHIA, II Sept 1885.
Nv Good old Frisnd-I send you letter l
writ to the Gnera last night: he told me TO write
to him threw the papers. Some OF the printers
here wanted me to give em the prIntIn on en-
but if let any BODY but you print EN- flrst' folks
cant tell which is gensine-some fellows write
so much like me, that am stumped sometimes
myself, and put tot as bad as Captain Jumper, oil
the2 PoIles. aud the President OF the Downing
vile Bank, was spell ago when fellow brot
him note on his Bank; some said it was "gen'
wine" aud some said it war'nt. 1t was so slick
kounterht the Captain didn't know himself;
notbin to commit himseif--so says he, "it> looks
a leete like kounteriit. and then asin it don't
ard my notion is, it's about midlin.''
The Letter now send you to print, don't a.
mount to nothin. | want to git to York first, and
will 90 there tomorrow or next day; arter that
III tell the Gineral and all our folks all about it,
If you see Zckel BigelOw, tell him not to 60
home iil come on, want TO see him dreadful.
ly. Your friend,e
]. DowNINe. Major.
Do~ninsyilIe militia, ID, Brigade.
TO GinerM Jackson:
PHILADELPHIA, 10th Sept. 1883.
Dear Gineral-i bad eDv most as much trOu.
Bile in gitin here, as had when cone on with
the Government spell ago; but 'ei'd the folks
had no time now to lose, and couldn't talk pol.
tics; and that vas on argent business. lbey
all wanted to know hOw you was; and telPd
EN- you was as hard as grant, aud no rot about
YOU.
AS soon as got here, took a look into Squire
Bidlle's Bank asin, aud found every tong rHere
pretty much as lef EN- when was there afore.
If any thing he's GOT a little more OF the rae
chink. Squire Bidde was glad 10 see me, and
was plagy good na,urtd He said he was sorry
the Government continued to feel kinder wrathy
agin the Bank 80. bat" says b., "Major, we
are ready for them Jest then our old Quaker
friend come in-the same old Gentleman. you
remember, who came IN to see US one mornln
and ta''d you :" friend Andrew" and kept
his hat on all the wniie lie was as spunky
as thunder; aud when a Quake s''. his dander
up. his like harvester llr lad he wa. sore
troubled. aud thar ne was afraid nat evil dspo.
seJ folks was busy, and tryIn to niger YOU. He
SAID he had been in trade 40 years. and
knew all about II. and Banks too; ard that jest
: sure a. his friend Andrew q DUE put stop to
this war aeln the United States Bank, il would
bring more Injnry on the country than universal
uuIhf alton" teil'd him you didn't want to
Injer mood y-thut all you wanted was, to git
hold OF the righ' eend at every thing, aud then
Aold on Ike .nappln turtle.
And then We set down, and he tak'd for more
than three hours. and TIL he c0uld't talk no
more. II" Isl rae friend of ourn: and the last
RAJ, k. .,,l \ Pat LAT,
deceive you abnut the bank, for tho the change
might give few persons some cream, all the
rest would ut nothrn but skim milk aud bunny
citbber. am glad met him. for he teII'd me
mnre than had any idc on: and the more see
TIVE more sartin | am that Banks aud Trade and
money matters ale pretty considerable tIcklish
thin.s. and when you think thing must be jest
81. l, comes out jest tother way.
Squire Bidd!e don't look streaked at all when
talk 10 him about taking cur money away from
him He nays he don't care a button whether
we take II aNay or not And upon the whole.
the Bank could do better without our custom
than with it. He don't say nothing agin nobO
dy; but he is gitin 10 be pretty saucy about If,
tell you. And well he may br, and il he
warn't good natur'd cri,tur, he would be crab.
bed and cronked pnuf by this time. for we have
been puundin on Alm now nigh upon three years.
He says as long as he sees black cloud rising,
he dont think II safe TO make more sail: and its
his business To keep much sail on his ship as
he can without splltten rm.
Every body | see here says that Anus Kin
dies Journey this summer was nigh about as bad
as the Cholera Morbus last summer and on
the whole. they don't know which Is worst. You
know teIl'd yon as much afore he started; and
the last thing Zekel Bigeow saII to me, when he
was IN DowningvilIe. says he. "MajDr, don't
you advise the Gineral to medde with that Bank
affair. | See trouble IN it," says he. aud Zekel
is no fool tell you And Captain Jumper said,
too, he would jest about as soon think Of runnin
the Two Poes through Nantucket shoals al
midnight, without a ead.-And these things.
and my own notion too, made me look into it
pretty sharp, to say nothin about them pIagv
safety funds notes that got into our wallets. and
stick there yet. The more see here, the more
sartln am that have got right notion ont
There is money enuf here; but its pretty much
as hearn tell on in the old war-the folks