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

YOU live afterwards. Forifthey wouldn't
blow you into you ten thousand atoms, I
I'll never guess again. We got so high |
at last that the old President hopt off the
bed like boy; for he had laid down to
rest him, bein it was near daylight,
though he couldn't get to sleep. And
says he, Mr.. Donaldson, set down and
write Mr.. Anderson at Portland, and my
friend Joshua Downing at Dowingville,
that can't come. Pm going to start
for Washington this morning. What,
says Mr.. Cass, and not go to Portsmouth
and Exeter and round the e! / tell you
says the President, Pm going to start for
Washington this morning. and i'll three
DAYS I'll be there. What, says Mr..
Woodbury,aud not SO to Portland where
they have spent SO much money to get
ready for us! tell you says the Presi-
dent, my foot is downs; go not a step
further, but turn about this morning
for Washington. What, says l, and not
go to Downingville. what will uncle
Joshua say? At this the President look
ed little hurt; and says he, Major Down.
ing, can't help it. AS for going any
further with such din as this about my
ears, l cannot, and will not, and | am re-
solved not to bulge another inch. And
sure enough the President was as good
as his word, and we were all packed up
by sunrise, and in three days we were In
! Washington.
And here we've been ever since, bat
Ting the watch about the next Presl'
dency Mr.. Van Buren, says the Presi-
dent promised it to him, and now he
: charges me and the President with a
e plot to work myself into it and leave him
n out. It's true I've been nominated IN
/ good many papers. in the National Intel.
: ligencer, and in the Munich Chunk Cou.
q rier printed away off among the coal dig
u gers in Pennsylvania, and good man!
il more. And them are Pennsy lvania chap!
v are real pealers for electing folks wher
It they take hold, and that's what make
Ii Mr.. Van Buren, SO uneasy. The Presi
1t dent tells him as he has promised to hell
W him he shall do what he can for him, bu
is if the folks will vote for me he cant hel
in it. MIR. Van Buren, wanted | Shout
NJ come out in the National Intelligence
Sc and resign, and s, be put up for Vic
~ President under him. But | told hir
k no, bein it had gone so far wouldn't d
III office, and if the folks had mind to civ
Sc it to me, wouldn't refuse it. So atte
he. we had battled it about fortnight, Mi
81 Van Buren, found it was no use to dick
in er with me, and he's cleared out and GOT
rh to New York to see what he can {
ed there.
N. never thought of getting in to
i, President SO soon, though I've had
de kind OF hankering for it these two year
Ike But now, seeing it's turned out as 1t la
Pm determined to make bold push, al
re if can get in by the free votes OF 4
r. people, mean to- The President sa
nc he rather should have it than any boz
nt else, and if he hadn't promised MIR, v
NO. Buren, beforehand, he would use his i
az nuence for me.
ed remember when was boy abou
dozen years old there was an old wom
n come to our house to tell fortunes. A
,vs after she'd told the rest of 'em, faith
ca says he, here's Jack, you have MT to
si. his fortune yet, and | don't spose i
nd worth telling, for he's real mutton he
md ded boy. At that the old woman caic
~ ed hold of my hair and pulled my he
be back and looked into my face, and sh
y'd never forget how she looked rlght I'M
I'd me, aslons as ilve. AZ last says 81
and she gin me shove that sent me
most through the side of the house, ia
ore will beat the whole of you. He'll be
nd famous climber in his day, and whcne'
rdv he sets out to climb, you may depend |
and on it he'll SO to the top of the ladder. N
old putting all these things together,and t
he nomination in the papers, and the s'h
'em rah's for Major Downing" don't KIN
bat what it means unless it means thatI IN
I'm. be President. SO as l said aiore,
al determined to make bold push
Kite writ to Col. Crockett to see if | can
to the support of the western states, and
mid reply is, 'sgo ahead" l shall dope
md upon you and uncle Joshua 10 carry
me state Of Maine for me; ard in order
we secure the other states spose it will
ch necessary to publish my life and writil
that President Jackson had his life publis
was before he was elected, and when
4 Clay was a.candidate he had hisn 7
ma lished. Eve talked with the Presid
n in about it, and he says publish it by
K of MEANS and set The printer OF the. /
last. Ian Courier right about IT,
| the So l want you TO so to work as 500
y by | get this, and pick up my letters and
be- gin to print 'em. in book; and III
rent. down and write history Of my life
slider put into it, and send it along as fast
d of can get it done.
MN But want you to be very careful
MAD 10 get any of them are COMPOUNDED C
"A a. tericit letters, that the rascally
;hed lcrs have been sending to the prin
nc 10 mixed in long with mine. 1t won!
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