Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-27
LETTER FROM MAJOR DOWNING.
From The New York Daily .Adrertiser. ]

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RIP RAps. II Aug 1883.
My Good Friend" The Government" will
leave here on Saturday, so you must tell all our
friends TO stop sending any more letters here
We 60 strait to Washington, to put things to
rights there for winter.
and the GineraI have got things now pretty
considerable snug; and it is rally curious to see
how much more easy and simple all the public al
fairs go on than they did spell ago, when Mr..
Adams was President. If it warnt for Congress
meetin we could jest 60 about pretty much where
we pleas'd, and keep things strait too; and be-
gin TO think now with the Gineral, that arter all,
there is no great shakes in managn the affairs Of
the nation. We have pretty much all on US ben
jogsin about now since last grass; aud things are
Jest as strait and clear now as they was then
The Gineral has nigh upon made up his mind, that
there is no use to have any more Congress. They
only bother us-they would do more good to stay
at home, and write letters TO us telln what is 20.
in on among 'cm at home. 1t would save con-
siderable sum oi money too; and I'm also sartin
that there is plasy raft of fellows On wages that
don't earn nohin. Howsoever, we are gon on
maxim things more simple every dav; and we once
and while mock of pretty considerable nun,
Der of cogs wheels and trunnel heads.
The Glneral says he likes things simple as
mouse trap. But what like most ,s, he wont
have no one about him who outrenks me; so
there is me, and Major Barry, and Major Smith,
and Major Earl, and Major Donaldson, and
Major Lewis. and Major Eaton;-and the major
part Of a pretty considerable of a man to do the
printing, and tell the folks where we be, and
once and awhile where the land sales and con.
tracts be too. There is enuff on US to do all that's
wanted Every day jest alter breakfast, the
Gineral lights his pipe, and begins to think pretty
hard. and and Ma or Donaldson begin to open
letters for him; and there is more than BUSH
els every day, and all the while coming. We
don't git through more than bushel day; and
never trouble long ones, unless they come froto
Mr.. Van Buren,, or Mr.. Kindle, or some other
Of our great folks. Then we sort 'em out, jest
at Zeakel B,gelow does the mackrel at his
Packin Yard, for there are pIagy many more
sorts than he finds among fab. we only make
three sorts, and keep big baskets, one marked
"nof red," another "red, and worth nothin,"
ami mother cred, and to be answered." And
then ali the Gneral has to do is to say "Major.
reckon we best say so and so to that" and
saw "jest so," or not, a. the notion takes me
and then we 60 at it.
We keep all the Secretaries, and the Vice
President, and some District Attornys. and q
good many more Of folks, and Amos KindIe,
moving about; and they tell US jest how the cat
Jumps. And said afore. If it wornt for Con.
gr.ss meetin once year, we'd put the Govern.
ment in one horse Wagon and 60 jest where
we like.
The Gineral was ANA zingly tickled tother day.
Peleg Blssel-(vou know Peleg. who is all the
while within, and sawin, add maxim clocks, and
apple parers, and churns, and lives nigh Seth
Sprague's School House, Downinsville,) we'll, Pc.