Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-05-21
MAJOR DOWNING'S LAST
LETTER.

dy to come on that way this summer. /
We shall come as far as Portland, and
expect we shall go up to Downingvillc;
for the President says he must shake
hands with uncle Joshua before he comes
back, that faithful old republican who
has stood by him; through thick and
thin, ever since he found he was going
to be elected President. He will either
go up to Downingville or send for uncle
Joshua to meet him at Portland
There is some trouble amongst us
here, little to know how we shall get |
along among the federalists, when we
come that way. They say the federal
lists in Massachusetts want to keep the
President all to themselves when he
comes there. But MI. Van Buren, says
that'li never do; he must stick to the
democratic party; he may shake hands
with fedesalis;s once in while if The
democrats don't see him, but whenever
there's any democrats round, he mustn't
Iloak at federalst. Mr.. McLane and
Mr., Livingston advise him tother way.
i They tell him he better treat the leder-
) alists pretty civil, and shake hands with
, Webster, as quick as he would with UNI
Gle Joshua Downing. And when they
, give this advice, Mr.. Lewis and Mr..
Kendall hop right up as mad as march
hairs, and tells him if he shakss hands
with federalists while he is gone, the
democratic party will be ruined. And
/ then the President turns to me and asks
me what he had better do. And l tell
: him guess he had better SO straight
ahead, and keep stiff upper lip, and
!, shake hands with who he's mind to.
t Mr.. Van Buren, staid with us a while
at the Presidents but he's moving into
: a house now on Pennsylvania Avenue.
), He's a fine slick man, I can tell you, and
the President says he's tie greatest man
: in America. He's got the beat'emest
y chat ever Geo If YOU had q black hat
e on, he could so to talking TO you, and
a in ten minutes he could make you think
. it was white.
/ Give my love to our folks up in Down.
t. ingville when you have a chance to send
l. it to 'em and believe me your old friend
e, MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
o Construction construed.-An Irishman
-Ibv profession barber, on setting up his
II establishment put up his sign-"Wha'
dye think Paddy O'Flappcrty shaves
for penny, and gives drink OF bcel
s. for nothing" A man, attracted by the
ut cheapness Of the charge and apparent
lie libcrality of the barber; entered the SHOP
T. and was quickly relieved Of his beard
he and refreshed by draft Of the promis
OF ed beverage. But when, instead of {
S, penny, the barber demanded double tina
nc sum both for the operation he had per-
tn formed and for the beer, the man ap
a peal ID to the sign and asked if it did no
to state the charge to be penny. No
nd BY faith, says the lrishmin, it says
d, 'What dye think Paddy O'Flappert
oil shaves for penny and gives drink 6
&C. beer for nothing?"
ST Roman and BRITISH antiquities &C.
Amoug the curious remains of antiquit
found in making the foundations for III
IN New London Bridge, and the eXcav;
ri tons in Crooked Lane, and sold tn
lUn week among the effects OF the late NJ
~ Knight, the engineer, were penny {
off Wullred, Archbishop of Canterbury; tw
Ir. of Ethclred H., and five of Cnut; and a
en- so the lower jaw, and three other bonc
m, of Peter of Cole Church, the original a
lch chitect OF London Bridge, found on r.
an a moving the foundation OF the anciel
Of at chapel English paper.
81, ,no 1t is stated that Asbury Dickens, Chic
80 Clerk of the Treasury Department, is to
~ transferred to the Chief Clcrkship of til
va State Department, vice Daniel Brent, a
~ pointed Consul to France.
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