Litchfield enquirer., 1834-03-13
MAJOR DOWNlNG'S CORRESPONDENCE. 7o any old 4 iend Mr D~ight, efthe New York Daily
 Aduertiser
WASHINGTON, 21st Feb. 1884

Aduertiser
 WAsHrNeroN, 2Ist Feb. 1884.
 In my last letter I teed ynu ab00t my presenin 10 the Ginera, them two Committees from New York one of the Merchants and Traders, and other of the Mechanics and how the Gihera thOug the ast come right from Tammany Hall; and got into pagy ms take about it. But ,elled you thai the raie Ta'nma- ny folks did come. and M going to tell yos what a high time we had here.
 go. the list oi names ofthe Committee, and and the Ginera went tO work readn and over, SD as to git e glib-so when the hour come, we got
 the room rights and the Ginera took his stand right in the middle ont, and stood little ahead on hith, and Dennis M'Looney, who terd yoU about in my last he said he best git by the door with the list ol namee and call out for us and co let eni come mp o tIte Ginera at time, and then there would be nisake-he said that WAS exactly the way ai all the great folks houses in Ireland But when they come, yon meyer see sich work as Dennis made out- he stopped the first one and nstead "i setin the man tell him wha, his name was, Dennis wanted to know he and so-he took the first name on the ilst and ar,er he'd tried cm al round, he took the next name and tried spell ai that, and so On lcouldn hear all that said, for Dennis ony openea ahe d9or js wide ennf to pu, his own head ou and Kept tax, m and Rcoidn like all nainr; 20 10 rights the Ginera espa oaa, and says he, Mr. M LOoafy, stand .stds: says he, and let irieRds come in--hn Denns Jam the door right foo. and turned and terd the G.nera he dnlD' believe they lhe persons the Ginefa expected and had go aud let em in myself, ana keep Dennis of trouble, teiid him .e go ln corncr, and look and learn somethin of American manners af0re he play Irish here; and 90 in Ehey come--bui there 0ny three on em, aRd that made things easy for me, and as the GnerM reme'H, 6ered many of the names, he stepped up to en- ana shock bands with and called e,n by the three nfst names an the list-o he said, aam glad to vel" come ,he man who once Mayor of New-fork' and hope to see you Mayor agin, says the G'0erai- and you my friend thank 70" once more tor hr"g, ng 1e on here fist ar,er ny frs, eleciiop ha, big bald headed Eagle-i was so busy then had nos tune S do ii-I am sorry tell you that noble bird is dea' bot preserved al" could ol h% s'" % my sr% sds eaa'a fan of his iail and keep hs quls to write my rroc amatons and Voices with; and so the G'nera' shook
 ans aga and to rights rays he, where 70 me rest on you T and ae took up the list and read all !her names o< CT, and then trouble, They told the G'nera
 nary one on 'em ever had been Mayor, and none on lem es CT au Eagle to ibe Gneral; bat one sasd he had the honor of makB the furniter for the G.ner ai's room when he was on at York, the Grand toso' er; aud then he handed the GineraI bis caTd iebsn about his work and another sepd uP aud !eIFd me Gneyal he had the honor of :elIin m as Auction % the Ginerai done usin ont; and he gin the Gin eral another card, eiR what bs hnsInees was eb The Gineral ook'd al 'em spell, and 'hen he look. ed at io'hcr o"e but he had n" card ne ss' nS % Gnvera1eni The Gneral begun to ihiok there was another mistake, and he loOkd al me- and lt'ga hm wink, and jsi whisper'd 'n h,s ear.-.,W em '" take arier ihat:" and the Gneral went at v, apd enufy you never see crprs spruce up as ,ney dni and ie farher the Ginera got inio Glory aud Eeiof
 she t0uder these criiurs hurrawd for ps and Denais got at too and that made si six us, and we se- tied np matters clear as a whistle. There vaFh' no distress no where, one eaid Mahogany WAS as cheap as pine boards spell ago, aud sO was la- hor; and ifthe Ginera wopd Ogy go oa aud pui down ihe Bank, and wopid give ha an order 10 make nun some tables, he ~ould show ihe difference another said ies never better for hs busDess tor he ex. pecied this spring to have the seln 0t nRn upon all the house hOI furniture iD New York and the other said he content long as the party hnng 'oge"- er fos he got his hoDesi via pat Ot the puhIse one
 and that d, belong no body hui the G!nera; apa then all iurnd too agn and had another spell oi Glory and harrawin. 1 The Gineral was lickled most dePperaely, and ne telld em alt tO stay and fake dnner with ue and ss soon as Congress let had good large par. sy aud we all set down and talk d over matiera; ama as we had fist the kiad of folks rcm New-1 ork, to tell the Congress folks and Rl Oter friends wbae the rae aiate of things was Norib, aad that there | warni ao distress there, and them Oaher iellows ted yea about in my last letter. oRy eoEas here .o throw dust iR our eyes EvTy ih'ng was now = .s"I as sua shine, and itwii take good many CommImees aud Petitions too to make the Geesai budge an inch | DOW. s..- 8... ~sl s,5 .,. -a 5s.,.- .
 Hal he'd Ike so have em stay heSe as ong as Con. aress semasns here, ihey may come ana pa w tn she hite House, aDdthey shAnt spend eent es 'ne
 own money. As the GlReraI aald thats ope on esn got op from the table and walked round 70 me Gueral asd whispered sometha iR tse GsRsraIs ear. For spel the Gineral looked plagy bank. aad al' ] could hear him say was "What''-s Rent! -, CaD.t 1 pa,." " | see" says the GiEeral. "how Hts-enats | blddie's work--lu disappOint him"--and ~sn Ina, be caIrd Amos, and whsperd something 10 nun, anG he whisper'd something 10 Tawney, and ne whiSpes aeia to nior Blair. aad so tt weAt foBDd t'" one om 'em get up and went eser 0 the Treasury and oroi in some money, and the Gneral seted pP that mailer say about ahis TammaOy Commttee t you want ahou. anna miner thipas fhals R0in on here