Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-27
,IoyD4Y. February "a. 1884.
- DowNINC,s CORRESPONDENCE
NOR DOW NINU y NVItI'I-'7' =
.u friend. Mr.. Dwight, 9fhe Nerc York
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-op nowNING's CORRESPONDENCE
a,d friend. Mr.. Dwight, gfHse Neuc York
Daily dduetisr. -
u,epIx5ToS, January 81, 1884.
"a the Gincral have had good many talks
= Nickremancy and financy, ever since !
VI Nm that game Of Mr.. Van Buren's with
~ and halls: and every day after break
'.f IT, ,aIk and practise spell The Gineral
N say. come Major, now let's suppose TINS
cnn Is SIGH a Baak, and this lump OF Sugar
:, Itnosite in that; and then SIGH cup IS SIGH
M md that are sasser is SIGH n Bank; and so
Da'' nm till we turn bottom up all the cups and
20 an the Table, and take nigh upon half the
a Sugar out of the Sugar dish; and then
y IN moving, and sliding, and playing hocus
:. and the Gineral gifts so tickled at 1t (now
,ttno TO know the game, that am peski
.fasyd he'll forgit there is danger in it; and
= Van Buren, has been telhn him ''thc Gov
,.mento can't hold together no way unless this
ane IS kept up j..
The news of the great meetin at Tammany
,ibas list got here by express; and honest
mos. and Mr.. Van Buren,, and hull raft of our
h. como right in, cnymost out of breath, TO
b ,bout the "glory" ont to the Gineral; and
~ tell the Gineral that if ony 100 folks go TO
d arc Hall, there is more dependence TO be
= m their resolutions, than in any other rcsolu
~, no matter if all the rest Of that big city
nee 10 'e!n The Gineral can't contradict this,
saBse. as he says, MIR. Van Buren, knows more
pgt York State than all the rest of creation. |
!. telin the Gineral, what Zekel Bigelow
.rl me. in his letter about the vote Of the Le-
J,tpr Of York State, consarRin the removal OF
I'd eposites, and consarnin the Bank-that the
n election in York State was no guide on this
ateF--that the Clay Party, and the hull oppo-
bn party to us, didn't do nothin, but kept
rn among themselves, sgive 'em rope,
make no opposition and in many places we had
al our own way; and that the ony fightin was
paag our own folks; and in some places, we
ae pagy nigh beatin ourselves. But the
stion was to go over now, the people wouldn't
er, a critur in that State who voted in favor of
he resolutions The Gineral says he don't be
eve il: and that Zekel is wrong; and that Mr..
Nngbt in the Senate, says as much-and you
mt make Uright ,crong, Major says the
;ioeral. the Gineral is plagy witty sometimes,)
we'll saws Gineral, what do you think OF them
memorials and petitions comm ON here from New
hork? There is names enuf there, says !, 10
larry any election agin us.--Yes says the Gln-
! raj, there is good many on 'em sure ennf; but
Mister Van Buren, SAYS that one rale Tammany
Inan is worth thousand on EN-; and he has writ
hen on to git up petition in old Tammany; and
then you'll see Major how the cat will Jump
nr folks there have got somcthin tolose, ii they
Don't work sharp. The opposition folks haven't
hot no Offices TO lose; and they know they haint
ko no chance for any vacancies when there is
Iany Now our folks have; and that makes them
tretty keen. WE'LL says ], there is somethln in
+ha Gncral; but, says ], suppose meetn OF
Mechanics and Land holders, Merchants and
7Traders, and all kind of folks who don't git their
1hyen out Of offices, but work for il in trades Of
IaI kinds and who have got families to support
Ebks who love the laws, and say they must be
executed; suppose, says |, they call meeting
Ia New York. and instead of mectin at night in a
tavern all lighted up, and with picters at the
windows, should all come together at noon day
nthe Park there, in the front of the City Hall,
where and you shook hands with so many folks
last summer, and shcvld pass resolutions, tellin
Us they BELIEVED we was wrong IN havin any
thing to do with taking the public money-that
belonged to Congress only to manage such
things for them-and that it was OWN to this
that confidence and credit is destroyed, and they
are suiferin-how then says l? Well, says the
Gineral until the people do that, it amt my fault
Major in believing that they think we are dom
just right. But, says ], suppose they do so, and
|High upon all the city goes there? Then Major,
says the Gineral, | reckon it would stump us
but suppose if we call in Mr.. Van Buren, he
can show us with the cups and balls how to play
them. Well, says /, he may; but l guess 1t
would stump him to trifie
The Major goes ON to show the Gineral the
1atu and bearing of the great question, ana
Sits ii down. as he says, till he reaches me
clear corn; and shows pretty conclusively to all
who do not happen to see through par OF 'Gio-
rifcation Specks' that the whole question OF DIS
pute between Mr. Van Buren's banking policy
and that of the friends OF a sound currency, is
embraced in this simple view.
Mr.. Van Buren, wants TO establish system OF
banking, directly and indirectly connected with
the State and General Governments, and under
the control of political power, and the MAJOR IS
dead aein that plan,' in all its bearings and
some of his reasons are as follows:
People who have got money never will con-
sent to let politicians manage it for em, because
they know from natur, and all ere alton has shown
it that as soon as politicians git hold OF othel
folks moneu, they sift it round plagy generous
jis, to git into office; and then TO keep them
selves in Office, don't care what it costs, provided
they pay away money that don't belong to them
The Major closes his letter by telling us tina
be has agreed to draw up charter for Bank
and which the Gineral says he'll look well into
But the Major says, unless the people perseyere
and tell Congress, and the Gineral too, that {
change must be made in the course OF the presen
administration, cv'ry thing will go TO rum liz
can't do much more than he has; and that he ma
as treI take his ar and snap sack, and so tceSf
v uhe people don't back him
P. ST got your letter, which you tied fas
10 Patent Metallic Hone and Strdpfo RH2ors
which was handed to you to send 10 me by tn
maker and patcntec, Mr. E. NJ. Pomerooy',
Fallingford, Conn; and who tells me IN hi
letter, that he hopes I'll accept ont as a presen
from him. If ! want so busy, I'd write him
letter of thanks. But jst TO save postage II you
paper goes TO Wallingford, send HIM one con
tanning this letter. Its as complete strap
YOU ever see; and as soon as il was known abor
here that had received it, nigh upon all on
folks have been sendin TO borrow II. Some o
EN- wont be the worse for the use ont, for Their
are good many here who keep about hay sI'Gt
fd,' all the while; and / tell 'em II they us
this strap I'll warrant their razors will cut witt
Ont whiskcy. Yours, &c. J. DOWNING,
Major, Downingville Militia, I'd Brigade