Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-06


the best picture makers there and get them
do do me up some as slick as they can.
These things you know will all help gett he
free votes of the people; and that's all want.
For tell you now right up and down, ne
yer will take any office that does MT come by
the free votes of the people. I'm genuine
democratic republican,, and always was, and
SO was my father before, and Uncle Joshua
besides.
There's few more things that want to
speak to you about in this letter, but I'm
afraid it will get to be toolengthy That are
story that they got in the newspapers about
me being married in Philadelphia is all
| hoax. ! aint married yer, nor l shant be till
little blue eyed gal, that used to run about
with me and go to school and slide down hill
| in Downingsvile is the wife of President
Downing And that are other story, that the
President give me Curnels commission Jest
before we started down cast, is MT exactly
true. The President did offer me one, but
thanked him and told him if he would excuse
me, should rather not take it, for had al
ways noticed that Majors were more apt to
rise in the world than Culnels.
wish you would take a little pains to send
up to Downingville and get Uncle Joshua to
call public meeting and have me nominated
there. Pm so well known there it would
have great effect in other places. And |
want to have it particularly understood, and
stated in their resolutions, that am the gen
uine democratic republican candidate.
know you will put your shoulder to the wheel
in this business and do all you can for me, for
you was always good friend to me, and jest
between Won and M when got in to he Pre-
sident you may depend upon it you shall have
as good an office as you want.
But see it's time for me to end this letter
&c fOrf al
his respects to you and Uncle Joshua. re.
! main your sincere friend,
A MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
: NORFOLK, July 2g.
: .Auival of the President at the Rip Raps
The President of the United States ar
; rived at Old Point Comfort on Sunda,
morning at six o'clock in theSteamer Col
: umbia, Capt. Mitchell, from Washing
\ ton. He was accompanied by ANDREW
P JACKSON, Jr. Esq. and lady, Mrs. DoNEL
y son and children; Col. EARLE, DIR. THoM
P AS, I. P. BLAIR, Esq. Editor OF the Glob
q and lady. The President did not land a
u the Point, but proceeded immctiatcl,
= for the Rip Raps with those who accom-
~ panied him where quarters had been pro
10 vided for them. A salute was fired from
ie Fortress Monroe on his landing. AS
'e was understood to be the wish Of til
q President to be retired, but few person
u visited him, during Saturday, from tn
Point. In the afternoon, however, whe
W. We the steam boat Hampton left for MOI
~ folk, at the request of many of his pa
sengcrs, Capt. SELDEN, whose obligin
- disposition on all occasions, is SO we
known, ran over to the Rip Raps, an
o. gave them an opportunity Of paying the
as, respects 10 the Chief Magistrate, b
ha whom they were received, at the landin
ne place, i'll 1t ,e most graceful and courteo,
70 manner. After few minutes convers
~ ton, the party took leave Of the Preside
a" highly gratihcd with their short but int
=" resting visit.
The General, though much chang,
80 since his visit to Norfolk some yea
nd since, we are happy to say, looked we
~ and seemed to be in excellent spiri,s.-
"a We sincerely hope that he may deri
~ much bentit from the pure sea air al
y, bathing, and from the repose which he
w. much needs and cannot fail to find
W., nd his present place Of retirement.
aIi Nor. Beacon.