Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-13
[From the New-York Daily Advertiser.

ceived yesterday, it appears that we
were correct in the opinion we express
sed, respecting the runor that our friend
Major Downing had been under the ne
cessity Of leaving the "White House"
a, Washington. The truth Of our sug-
gestlon is now placed beyond doubt, as
this letter abundantly proves. The Ma
jor not only remains in his former station,
but obviously maintains the full degree
Of influence which he has heretofore ex-
crcised over the proceedings and policy
of "The Government. That attempts
should be made by the Kitchen Cabinet
TO thwart him in his disinterested efforts
to promote the public welfare, and to
frus.rale the Vaccinations Of arlul, de-
signing, and unprincipled men, is not to
be wondered at. But it is very fortu-
nate that our worthy friend sees through
the ir plots, and has independence enough
to oppose them face to f.ce, even in the
"presence chamber"
MAJOR DOwNING's CORREsPON-
DENCE.
WAsHINGTON, 25th Jan. 1884.
TO my old friend Mr.. Dwight, of the New-York
Daily Advertiser.
Ever since and the Gineral settled
the Post Office accounts, as | tel'd you
in my last, by charging the amount that
Major Barry is astern, to "Glory and
"Rciorm," the Gineral has been more
easy about it than l am cared other
folks be, especially some of the opposi-
ton folks in Congress they keep smell
ling round-and unless we can git up
another notification there will be trou-
bic, not only about the Post Office bu-
siness, but some other branches OF the
Department.
Congress keeps hammering away yet
about the deposits, and the Gineral was
jist agoin 10 give up when we got the
news from Albany OF the vote of the Le-
gislaturc there in favor of the G,neral
in taking away the Deposits from the U.
S. Bank, and the vote Of the New Jer-
sey Legislator, and strong news too that
some other Lcgislatur would do tire
same. The Gineral was amazingly tick,
led, and says he, Major, reckon you'
notion that the people warnt with US or
that pint is u mistake, and now says the
Gineral, I'lI hang OH and keep the de-
posts, and Biddle may whistle for em.--
Well, says /, Gineral, We'll see, and as
said aforc, if the people don't tell thei'
Legislators another story, and Congress.
too afore we are month older, ther
saysI, | know nothing on EN-. Very
we'll Major, says the Ginera', we'll see
And list then in come Amos and the
Globe man, and some more Of our folks
and lookin pretty streaked too, and ! 60
a notion right off there was something
stirrin-and so they began to tell the
Gincral that Biddle was to work bribiI
all the people he could to sign petitions
to Congress, asking to put back in thu
Bank all the deposits agin, and to re
charter the Bank. Why, says the Gin
eral, aint that too bad Major-we mus
give the Bank says he that Latin pill
there is nothin will stop em but that ski
ry factus, (or some sich name the Gin
eral calls h.) Now, says l, Gneral
stop bit says There is one thing puz
zles me considerable about this bribi
business-I should like to know VIII
they be who are takin bribcs-it aint II
the natur Of things, says l, for Spur
Biddle to bribe the friends Of the Bank
for that would be useless-then, say
saws !, it must be that he is brlbing tn
enemies of the Bank, and that's our par
ty. Now, says l, will you set by an
hear folks say, that our party is sich
scabby set of fellows as to take bribes-
if you do says l., wont, and with that
riz up, but afore ! could git round 'h
corner of the table, and the Glneri
was alone agin. ! sat down and sal
nothin-I sritted my teeth n spell, b'
tha. didn't do much good l took IN
knife and Whitfield the table, but th'
warnt much better; and the ony way
rights that put me in good temper as'
was to whistle more than 40 varses
Yankee Doodle, for didn't like to sa
a word to the Gincral whilst l was IN
pashin. The Gineral was all the wh'
walkin up and down the room, so when
got through whistlin, says j, G'nera',
guess we best say nothin more abo
6ribin, says I; well, says he, Major,
reckon you are right, for the notion n,
YER struck me aforc that that kinder ta
hits either upon the heads Of our friend
for they arc the only ones hat nee
bribin. Now says Gincral, Jest let
you and sit down and talk over tins b