Litchfield enquirer., 1834-12-25
To my old friend, Mr. Dwight, of the New-York Dai.
 Iy Advertiser.


 ly Advertiser.
 WAsHrNGfoN, Dec. 6, 1884. suppose you have read the message long afore lhis and begin to think the time an far off when shall all on ns be called On Co give the Frenchmen sirrn' Hp for not paving us that just debt they owe us.
 wi ish could write French well as can Amer iran, for then I'd sit down and give Louis Php my notions about this business for am plapuily afraid Inc, and his folks don't know much about the natdr of this country as they ought to knotv. lfihey any other nation think that because differ im opinion here among ourselves on hofre matters, goin to carry our differences into foreign matters, they amazingly mistaken.
 War aint kalkilaled bring much profit to any na. ton, especially 10 our nation things stand, but busness of this natuf.
 Tine Frenchmen us five millions of dollars, and they must pay , or we must try and get it out en ifi costs five times the sum. The mode of doing this is Congress 10 lfCongress says. 'ra spei" for one Of the people say, agreed-If Congress says, take French property enui to pay the debt," say that looks like war, and Congress says, go at em boys," for one say " I am ready,"-and if any man think he can do more good at the head ora Brigade OC Militia than I can, he is welcome 10 mv sword and cockd hat. and I take his place in the ranks don't want better place to do my duty to my country than that.
 think is the duty now of every man on this point to drop all politics. Every man to he sure has a right 10 give his opinion in Congress, of Congress 10 the best mode ofsetng this bssness but when that Congress has ordered what is to be done, then
 
 by the Government. and f it comes at las to the point, AND Is THE acord then of and go tt, and have no dsputn among ourselves till we have thrash ed the enemy.
 Jf Congress should agree with the Gneral that the bas, course, in Freaotmep don't pay us s take French property oO the Oceao; suppose the French. men who lose their properly, wi think il mighty hard tn well ifihey do they will understand exactly how our merchants felt some 20 years ago when their property was taken from them-it aint good tasted dish any way.
 I l,n. o ,loss sI,o l,o, ter all to bring the Frenchmen 10 their s to stop al! trade with em, ill they settle all old accounts. Thus is peaceable mode, and they'll soon find give up their ribbons ard rufes little better than they give up our Cotton and Tobacco; ts amazin to how much good solid cles go from this try 10 France. and paid for in fashions and trash that aini worth when you really come to look close iuo em the expense ofbringing ont.
 Some w'l say that our Cotton and Tobacco will go to France shro' other countries-welI let go so- The French can do without em, and will have to pay cay that French silks and ribbons and gew gaws will come to us hro other Countries, aud n needs be will be call'd (" "English'' or "Italian'' or "Swss' ol "Spansh".but there is rod i" pickle for all that lf and the Gineral ony come out with proclamation to our women and gals, and ask em to drop all use French goods, the jig will be up with Frenchmen n once-'hey may deceive our Councils and Collectors but they cant deceive our gals, for they can tell French hat and French ribbons and French fumme " ns far as you ca" throw club.
 lfany one thinks gals haini got patriotism emu in em for ihis when they come to understand the tar Of the business, they will he much mistaken a. Commodore Hardy waaast war off S'onngton. Some one went of and told Hardy the yankees had but guns but had no flannel to make cartridges with, and that true e"uf; he brought in his ships and be- gan to blaze away, bu. as soon our gals come to hear ont, they turned to- and afore l2 o'clock there waRi flannel peicoa Jeff in all Stonngton. Commo. dore Hardy got the hull em abou. his in car. trdges about the quickest tell you. "And that when any one would tell him sich and sici place had no flannel to make cartridges with, he'd scratch hii hoah md ha,RT ofroiA hovn nd flannel petitcoats, and that's about the same"
 don't mean to say nothing about home politics now till this French business is settled My spunk is get ting up leeie about it--and don't know bnt shal brush up what little once knowed Of ihM lingo, and tell the "parey voos" in their Congress "uP cham Der" thing or two perhaps they have forgotten abOu this country. Your old friend, J. DOWNING. Major, Downing vile Militia, 2d Brigade.