Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-11-09
MAJOR DowNING's LETTER.
WAsHIseroS, Cd November, 1883.
To my old friend, Mr.. D~ight Of the Ne" York
nailv Advertispr.

Daily Advertiser.
The Congressman are jest beslnnin to arrive
here, and suppose IN short time we shall have
them here az thick as huckeberrIes; and the
Gjoeral is brushin round nov. and says the Mes
SAGE mus, be finished and printed off hand. and
we are all busy as bees in gttln it dove tailed to-
eether; and after next week. the Glneral says,
there can't be any more alterations. II is the
first message / ever had any hand in; and tho |
say it, guess Won will say it is about as CON-
plete a thing as ever was sent express any
| where
| have been to work on il ever since we was at
the Rip Raps; and tho il has been sometimes all
pulled to bits. to g,t in some notions we didn't
think on yet it will look pritty slick. tell YOU,
when IT'S done; and we will lay on paint enuf to
kIver up all the cracks and seams.
We shall give pritty good lick at the Bank,
| and won't leave as much ont standing as would
make good sized oven. 1t curious now TO
see how easv it is to build.up. or mock all to bits,
any things on paper. Now jest see about the
Bank There II stands in Chestnut street.. with
its hundred cord Of specie, and its cart load OF
books; and its branches here and there. all busy
aud foil Of clarks. and directors, and folks IN Eu.
rope, and all about creation deslin with It; and
the brokers' IN Wall street all busy about IL, and
| Biddle's bills soin about, and most folks thnkln
thew are better than hard dollars; and all the old
men and women holdin the stock. supposln 1t
will 90 up again as high as thew paid Tor II; and
| |, and the Glneral, aud Amos K,Ddle, and MIR
Van Buren,, talkin over it; and one line IN the
| Message nocks it all into kindiin wood. For YOU
see when &" The Government" saws thing must
be Jest so there is no help for it. We can't stand
| TO chat about trhes. The Gineral has smashed
three pipes the last tine we talked about IT.
| :. Biddle and the Bank must De smashed" says
he, .. Major;"-and SO smash they 60, Congress
or no Congress.
The next thing was the Ingns. Here the Gin
eral IS at home: and don't pretend to say no
thing, for never did like an Ingln, and never
can. The chetokees give Us good deal of trou
BILE 10 Georgia last year; but the Gineral took
sides with Georgia. because ne had good many
friends there, and M Van Buren, had too; tor
that state was the ony one that nominated HIN
Vice President spell ago; and If he had got in
there, and Mr.. Crawford President, who was
| aiin al! over with some psgy appieptery-i and
the Gnera would never have been hearn on ar
forwards. Bot no matter-tbe Gineral says he
didu't make that treaty with the Cherokees-and
it was made 80 long ago. he has enymost forgot
it and Treaties oughtent to last forever, But
this treaty with toe Greeks IN Alabama he did
, make. and ne knows ali about II; and he means
TO stand by 1t, and turn all the squattefs OF the
land In Alabama, jest as they varied him to do
in Georgia: out he wouldn't. There is trouble
enough about il. tell YOU, and you don't know
no,hln about It in York. But the G'Deral is
tlekled tn death aboUt il; as,soon as be saw the
Proclamation Of the Governor Of Alabama. you
never see eritter 50 pruced up as the Ginerai
was; Major. saws ne, by the eternal we shall have
another Modification this Congress. arter ALL
You needn't saw much about 1t, says he, in the
Messase--we'll keep that for a proclamation. -
W Ell. says |, GiBeral. YOU are master hand at
gttin into trouble. But, says he, Major, amt
master one at gittin cut of one. says he!
We've got an old trunk up Chamber. full Of
troubles, old Laws, and Treaties, and Contracts,
ana State Claims, and whenever we want any
powder, all we've got to do is to open that, and
shook among old papers, and get up a row in no
time. The GiDera likes this leetle better than
do for the most of the labor falls on me; and
the ony way can git rid of 1t. is to make our
folks down stairs do u, II see 1t gives any OF en-
a boost with his party-tor don't care Dothin
about any thing here but the Gnera; and If
can git him threw This Congress, It's pretty much
all care about, and he too; for after that, I'm
goiu with him TO thr Hermitage, for expect by
that time there won't be much more left OF US
than our boards and shoe strings.
Your Friend, J. DOWNING. Major,
Downinsvile Militia. I'd Brigade.