The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-06-15

Etrcm the new ofK OazcUe.
Wsfeel ourselves highly honored with
the following letter from SO celebrated a
character as Major DOWNING, and shall
cersainly expect visit from him on MS
arrival in this city.
WAsHiKGrox, Thursday morning, June g.
Dear SiR,-As the President gets me
to read all the newspapers TO him, being
considerable slick at that business, ] most
always take up the New-York Gazette
first, and and he have both come to the
conclusion, seeing you have printed all
my letters, to write you a line respecting
our eastern tower Both Of US have been
as busy as bees packing up for Downing
vile Tor week back. The President
walked me up this morning before day
light, and asked mo what l thought Of the
weather Says ], General, its agoing 10
rain. Well, says he, what do you think
Had we better start? Acs, says ; we
ldident mind the weather in New Orleans,
nd ducking should never frighten a sol
der. Well, says he, you aint AFRAID, 1
aint2so before we eat our breakfast, you
sit down and write line to old Mr.. Lang
and tell him. he may expect to see US this
day week. and ask him 10 engage Us
rooms at the largest house in Ncw-Y ork.
want to 20 to the City Hotel, but the
President thinks Holt's house the best
However, says he, we wont quarrel about
il-let MIR. Lang decide the question:
If you engage Hoh's, tell him to get his
blacking machine in order, for.thc Presl.
dent always makes terrible rumpuss a.
bout his boots. The President asked me
the other day how ! should like to 20 up
in Mr.. Durant's balloon. Catch wea'
sci asleep, says ! General-suppose
should break my neck, what would be-
come Of you. ., says he, Major, there's
MIR. Van Buren at hand. That cock
wont fight, say l one Yankee is worth
two Dulchmen any day. Well says he,
| Just as you please about that but MIR.
Van Burcn, you know, is going to Down
ingyike with us--that was agreed on long
ago. The General got little touched
al what said about Mr.. Van Buren,, but
I stopped his mouth pretty quick. Says
| General, hav'nt / done you moro ser
vice than he1 Didn't stand by you,
thick and thin, when you got into that
scrape with the, Cabinet ,and didn't Mr. Van
Buren, throw up his commission, and leave
YOU in the lurch' And didn't l recon-
mend Mr.. Livingston, and Mr.. Kendall,
and General Cass, and Isaac Hill to,take
the place Of these who abused you like a
pick pocket, as soon as their backs was
turned! And didn't ! put down the null
lifires? And didn't write your Procla-
nation, and MIR. Webster's speech!
The General aint any hand at an argu-
ment, and had the weather-gage Of him.
Well, says he, Major, have your own way
there's no doing any thing without you.
When found how the wind blew, thinks
I, now's my time. General says ], If Mr..
Van Buren, goes to Downingville, he'll
take the shine off OF both of us, and we
may as well hang up our fiddles. do you
think sol says he. Yes ] do, says L.
then we'll 90 without him, says the Gene
raj, for don't allow no man to take the
rag off of you nor me. So you sec, MIR.
Lang, l can do pretty much as please
with the President, and we are to have
the ride TO ourselves. As it grows late,
and we are to set off as soon Us breakfast
is cleared away, ! must conclude at pres
cnt, with requesting you to make all ne
cessary preparations for us, and shall
call with the President and make you a
visit as soon as we land at the Baterry.-
If our time is not 10 much taken up ]
shall write you further when we arrive al
Philadelphia.
have directed Mr.. Barry, our Post
master General to send this letter by the
fast mail. oc
| Your friend, JACK DOWNING.
tn JouN LANG. Esu. New-York.