Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-24
. WasHINorON, sth October, 1888.
To my ola friend, Mfr. Dwight,
 TR@;fu h <aan.sssrurs


 WAsHuxarON, sth October. 1883.
 Tony old friend, Mfr. Dwight,
 New-YOrk Daily Advertiser.
 We have just got the election news from Philadelphy, and aud the GineEal aiat over and above tickled by it affer all, seein that OuT folks promised us to get the hull On't, aud G.. ygrd's money tOo. ButI tell him we'Il get that , next year; and as we have now got the de- posits nut of the bank, it's glory enough tor one spelk
 But there is oue thing Major, says the Gin eraI, that don't see how Riddle can Set rouno' aud that is, how he dareb to take apOw nlm- self to dO what only could be d86e by the Di- Fectors. Look at the Chaffer, there tits as plain as A. B. c, HehassO right to do sin- gle thing, llnless-tRe Directors are all pEesent. and agree to it. We'll, saysI, Ginerat, that's puzaler, and yet all the back folks say he does right !: and it's more their business than ouro. And, says I, GiueTal. come to think on't. and the notion never struck me before, hut begin now tO believe that Squire Riddle is rale Jackson man. Why, says he, you're as crazy as a mad droOsteF--hoW caD you make that oul ! Why, says I, do raly believe when the Squire did any thing without the Direc- tors, he said. aI take the responsibility y'-the Giueral got up, stOmP'd round spell, and. says he. Major, you beat all natur. But this tickled the Gineral considerable. We'll, says he. Major. if I only knew he said so, I'd put all the deposits back again in the hank tO-mor- rUw--for do like man who aint afraid of Responsibility.
 We come nigh having pretty eonsidera- bleof riot here last night. and the Giner. al had heen to bed about two hours, and had just got threw taking over matters. and got iatoa kinder dOxe, when we was startled by the farnalist racket you ever heard telt On.---- The Gineral jumpt right on eend and run and got his hickory, and arter him, with the On- ly thing could get hold on handily-pever mind your Regimentals and COrderoys, Ma for, says he, and down stairs we went, side by side, and leetle ahead on him for al- ways like to lead into scrapes. and out of scrapes. There Is n long room where most nf our folks git-togither. to talk over matters every night, and eat supper; and snfnetirnss they get into kinder squabble, hut keep qOi- ct. But this time some how they was in q terrible takin and smashin things. They was all at it, Editors, and Auditors. and Secreta- ries; Clerks and under Post Masters, and Con- tractors, iawin and l,onndin one another, and Amos among the thicksst on 'eul. The Gip- eral looked on f0r about nninit, and. says he, Major, shall go in, or will yon? Idon'tlike to do 1t, says he, for they have All done us aYEieh seryice--hut we cant let this riot go on. Vell. says !. Gineral, do you give me your hickUgE, and says \. piig0 at es1 and make short work. Take care. Mai0r, says he, how you hit and who you hit. Never mind, says !. Gineral, l" I'll take the responsibilily.''- Will you, says he, we'll here's my hickory; for, says he, Major, tho dare do most any thing. must confess dare not take thot re- sp0nsihlity. And with that he went to bed {; and went at em, and such a time I never had. The first clip made was at Anios-- hut he d0dged 1t. and hit one of the editors Of the Globe, and nocl'd him about into the middle of next week. One fellow got fry- ing pau and made fight, hut 1t was nf nc use. for in less than inipit cleared 'ein all !; as soon as they come to know who was, they kinder tried to curry favor; and one said one thing and me anothar; andeyery one tried to shnf1e # of upon the others. 1t was n con- sideFable spell before I could get the cause ont; and then it turned out that the dispute began about the public deposits. and the next President, and new bank. and MT. Duane, and Squire Riddle, and Mr. Van Buren. and all mixed up 60 couldn't make head nor tail ont. Now, says I, my boys. make an end ont; aad with that I slapt the old hickory down on the table. and made the teeth chat ter. My dander is up. says l, and one word more and I'm down upon you. What, says |, a riot here at midnight--aint it 4 glory ennf for yon. says I.to saive under the Gineral l'' If it aint. says I. then I'm risiaken, and Mr. Van Bnren t0o, ,--for he thinks 1t is.-and think 90 too. And now, says l, 10 more jaw in-and I.lelt thcm and when got back to the Giucral, I found hids in terrible takin |; and it was nigh upon day light afore we could gitto sleep. He MS III the while talkin about Amos Kindle. and the rest on ein and do raly believe, the Gineral would never have gone to sleep, unless telid him I would stick hy him; and whenever the lnilkss about US got into a snarl, he would only lend me his hick- ory, "I'd take the responsibility.'
 Yours to sarve, M
 J. DOWNING. Major. Downingville Militia, ad Brigade. 4N3@t $h& Me MA