Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-05-16


ing, the eminent Washington corrcspon-
dent of the Portland (Mainc) Courier,
truly rara aris. lie has, it should
seem, vast influence with the President,
and is, in the main, man of rough,
sound, good sense. The subjoincd is his
last letter:
WASHINGTON Cry, April Goth, 1888
To the Editor Of the Portland Courier, in
the Mariners Church building, second
story Eastern end, Lore street, away
down East, in the State Of Maine.
My dear old friend,
Bein hant writ to you for some time
I'm afraid you and our folks up in Down
ingville will begin to feel II little uneasy
by and by, 30 l'll jus, write little if it
aint but two lines, to let you know how
we get on here. ] and the President
seem TO enjoy ourselves pretty well to-
gc'hcr, though its getting to be Il little
lonesome since the Congress folks went
off and Sergeant Joel cleared ont with
my DowninSvlIc company. Poor souls,
l wonder il they have got home yet;
haven't heard word from 'em since they
left here. ] wish you would send word
up to Sergeant Joel to write to me and
let me know how they got along. He
can send his letter in your Courier, or
get uncle Joshua to frank it; either way
it wont cost me any thing. Now think
oft wish you would jest ask cousin
Nabby to ask uncle Joshua TO frank me
one two or three mir Of stockings, for
mine have got terribly out at the heels.-'
lie can do it just as well as not: they
make nothing here Of franking bushel
basket full Of great books to the western
States, and they say some of the mem
bers of Congress used to frank their
clothes home to be washed.
and the President are getting rcndy
to come on that way this summer. We
shall come up rs far as Portland, and ]
expect we shall go up to Downingville;
for the President says he must shake
hands with uncle Joshua before he comes
back, TINT faithful old republican who
has stood by him through thick and thin
ever since he found he was going to be
elected President. lie will either 90
up to Downingvile or send for uncle
Joshua to meet him AT Portland
There is some trouble amongst us here
little, to know how VIC shall get along
among the iederalsts when we come that
way. They say the fcderaists in Mas
sachusctts want to keep the President
all TO themselves when he comes there.
But Mr. Van Buren, says that u never
do; he must stick to the Democratic par
ty; he may shake hands with iedcralst
once in while If the democrats don't
see him, but when ever there's any dem
ocrats round no must Mt look at n fedcr-
alist Mr. McLane and Mr. Livingston
advise him to,hcr way. They tell him
he better treat the federalsts pretty civil
and shake hands with Mr. Webster as
quick as he would with uncle Joshua
Downing. And when they give this nd
vice Mr. Lewis and Mr. Kendall hop right
up as mad as march hairs, and tell him
if he shakes hands with single federal
ist while he is gone the democratic par
ty will be ruined. And then the Prcsi-
dent turns to me and asks me what he
had better do. And tell him guess
he better 60 right straight ahead and
keep up = silruppcr lip, and shake hands
with who he is u mind To.
Mr. Van Buren, stoid with US a while at
the Presidents, but he's moved INTO
house now on Pennsylvania Avenue
He's fine slick man can tell u,and
the President says he is the greatest man
in America. He's got the beat'cm-est
tongue that ever see. Ifyou had a
black hat on, he could 20 to talking to
you and in ten minutes he could make
you think it was white.
Give my love to our folks up in Down
ingville when you have n chance to
send it to 'cm, and believe me your old
friend,