Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-24

sorry to lose RTr. Duane. for he is a nice man I ss voa win see one in agh0usnDd. It'sa pity ] he had such stiH Hepnseiencr; he might have ! staid here in she Treasury just a well as not I if it hadn't been for that.
 But this storm about the hank begins to
 blow Over, md the Prrsident's got in ma1- ner cooled down again. This morning after
 breakIast we took the papers aud letters jest as we used to and went away intU the east room tO read the news and chat awhile: and | it really did my heart good t0 see the Presi- dent set down once more looking 90 good na- tured in his great arm chair smoking hix segar. AffeF had read over the news t0 him whi!e, and got him in pretty good humor, made bold te out with tt, and says Gineral. there's one question want to ask you. And says ke, yom know, Major. allow yOa to ask me any thing you're mind to, what is il ]! We'll. says !, when we had that talk here about a fortnight ago. you hegun tn say something a. bout me and Daniel; and jest as you got into the middle oft, Mr. Kcndle came in and broke 1t right of short as pipe stem. It's he~a running in my head ever since, and I've been half crazy to know what it was you was gU- ing to say. We'll, let us see, says the Giner- al, where was it ieh off; for this everlasting fuss about the Bank has kept my head s0 fnll I can't seem to remember much about it.
 Why says !, yon was talking about nulliil- cation how the tops were heat down little, but the roots were all running about under ground as live as eyer,s and 1t wouldn't he long before they'd be sproating up again all over the country, and there'd be a tougher scrab- ble to keep 'em down than ever there had been yet and then you said if asd Daniel and there that plaguy Kendle came in. I've got no patience with him now when ! think oft. and broke ir right of. An, now remember, says the Gineral, how it Was.-- We'll. says he. Major Downing, it is solemn fact, this eountry Is to see blackcr atOrm of nullifcatiOn before many years come about than ever 1t has seen yet; the ciouGs are be, ginning t0 gather now I've seen ena rolling over South Carolina. and hanging about Georgia. and edging along into old Yirginny. and see the storms a gathering; it must come, and If fthere isn't somebody at the helm, that knows how to steer pretty well, the old ship must go down. Faint afraid, says he, hut what can keep her up while have the command, but I'm getting to be old and must give up soon. and then what'll become of her | don't know. But what was going tO say was this; I've been thinking if you and Dan- tel. after give up, would put your heads to- gether and take charge ofAlier till the storm has blown over, you might save her. And | don't know who else can. Gt
 But how do you mean, Gineral, saysI |? Why to speak plain, says he, if nulRcation shows it's head, Daniel must talk and you must light. There's nothing else will do the jOb for it that know Of. Daniel must go in- to the Presidential chair. and you must take cOmmand of the army, and then things will go straight. At this was n little struck up 1; and looked him right in the. eye. and, says !, Gneral, dO you mean that Da0iel Webster ought 10 be President after you give up? Ger tainiy, says he. if you want to keep the coun- try out of the jaws of nulRcation. But says !, Gineral, Daniel is federalist, a Hartford Convention federalist, and should like to know which is worst, the jaws of nulli li6catiou, or the jaws of federalism. The jaws ofa fld- dle-stlck4 says he; hut how do yOu know Major Downing, that Daniel is fsderalisl Because, says !. have heard him called so down east more than a hundred times, over and over. And that's jest all yon know about 1t, says he. Now tell you how 'tis, Major Downing, Daniel is as thorough republican as you be, or az | he, and has been ever since my Proclamation came out against nnliica- ton. As soon as that Proclamation came 0ut Daniel came right over on, the republican ground and took it upon his shoulder and car- ried t through thick and thin where,no other man in the country could have carried it.
 Says l, Gineral, is that fact ? And says he yes, you may depend upon it, 'tis every word truth. We'll, says I. that alters the case little, and I'll write to Uncle Joshua and the editor of the Portland Courier and see what they think of it, and ifthey think it's hest 10 have Daniel for President we'll have him in, and I'll take my turn afterwards for seeing the people are bent upon having me for Pres- ident Iwont decline, though if it is thought best that I should wait n little while, wont be particular about that. I'm willing to do that which will be best for the country.
 So remain yourloving friend,
 MAJOR JACK DOWNING. $
 Hint to CkildreH and Mothers.--W were at our childish gambols one Sunday afternoon, on . pretty green lawn, over which neat