Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-03-06

and he did shave down and saw up par
ty measures and party folks, and dove
tailed matters SO, the Gineral was stump
ed; the Gineral walk'd up to him and
made plagy ugly faces at him-bui the
crittur went on and talked right up to
the Gineral; and there want lump Of
sugar, or a drop Of lie in the hull ont
AS soon as he stop'd, the Gineral give
him hard look, and says he, Stranger,
what's your trader A master Carpenter,
Sir, said he. was your friend, Giner-
al, and every man employed was also,
and we stuck to you till the measures of
your administration have driven us out
Of employ, and here is a blacksmith and
here is ropemaker. And so he went on
pretty much threw all trades. 1t gives
us pain, GineraI, to tell you that our ia
milies'-and here he stop'd-he tried to
speak, but he couldn't; he turned and
walk'd TO the window, and come back
and tried it agin; and as soon as he'd
come to speak about unemployed work
men and their families, he'd choke right
up, and his lip would quiver so, l was
iist agoin to step rite up and tell the
Gineral what this man wanted to say;-
but he got on 10 rights himself, and
wound up by bringin his fist down on the
table. had a notion it would 60 right
threw, the Gineral's hat on the table
bounced up, l tell you; and says he,
there must be change, Gineral.' The
Gineral didn't like the looks and talk of
this crttur nigh as well as the Mar
chants and Traders man the day aiore
lie tried EN- spell with "glory and re-
FORM" but that didn't do no goo6, and
that got the Gineral's dander up too, and
so says he, "Strangers, the next time
you come to talk with the Government,
you must get your representatives to
come with YOU" but they telPd the
Gineral they had none; and hadn't had
any for long while; but they ,cOuld arter
nert eiection'
The Gineral took the hint in a mint,
and says he for he was plagy struck up
by i) ifyou dare change any ofyour re-
presentatives at the next election lex
cept one)-I'll put your city, the hull
scrape ont, over on my friend Swart-
wout's meadows in Jarsy. I'll let you
know that l am tryin an experiment and
will try it; come what will Pve said
would, right or wrong I'll do it, if die
ten thousand Spanish Inquisitions! And
now strangers clear out and 60 home;-
and as soon as the Gineral put on his
hat they put on theirn, and walk'd out |;
but it did make me feel plagy sad and
heavy to see folks come so far threw the
middle of winter, and 60 home empty
handed. The Gineral was in a pesky
bad temper all day, and so was |: but
iEr. Van Buren and some of the Kon-
grismen from York State come in and
made clear weather agin, by tellin us
they expected every mint another com
m,tee from N. York, Of the rale si,y and
no mistake about en-, and right strait
from Tammany Hall too, and they read
over the names.-There that one says
MIR. Van Buren, is an old friend Of mine !;
he was Mayor once, and is now Bank
er; he knows every thing, and can tell in
mint the difference between a crooked
account and fair business transaction.
And here is another, he sent us big
balled headed Eagle once Gineral, don't
you remember? and by the by Major,
says he, he is one of your counrymen;
and the rest, says Mr.. Van Buren, are
all to be depended on, the first people Of
the city, in fact the party couldn't hang
together without 'em. Well, says the
Gineral, this is something like; and now
says he, the best way would be, when
they come, to let Kongris out, and let all
our folks have hoIlow-day. Well sure
enuf, they have come, and we've had
some on 'em here, but l haint got time
to tell you about it in this letter, but will
in my next. And I've got something to
tell you too, about a new man Jest come
here all the way from Ireland, his name
is Dennis M'Loony, he is good natur-
ed critur, and the Gineral likes him nigh
about as much as he does me. don't
know what he is arter, and the Gineral
don't mother; but he says he can do pret-
ty much any thing, and he tells some
plagy funny stories for us, we haint got
no office for him yet, but there will be
some holes soon to fill up here, and by
his tell he can fit plagy nigh any place.
\ Your friend,
! J. DOWNING, Major,
II Do,r.;,o,;IJe M;J;J;, Cd R,.;n,J.