Litchfield enquirer., 1834-02-06

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 MAJOR DowNING's CORRESPONDENCE.
 To my oid tiiend Ir. Dwighf ofthe NesO Fork Duly
 .al Advertiser.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1884.
 You remember ielrd you spell ago that after we got the message doIie obliged lake tt all bits and mock good many things about the counts, and the chance of ieitin Congress skim em over: and Ied you too, that would rights git the Gin erals specks, and give em twist round 10 plain sight, aud let him take look things jeSl they be- wItl40at bit of GIory about em. W ell aunopg ihem accounts we had go.6 the Message was the Post or fee accounts. didn't like the look blt tlhe time, but every body said money was pagy scarce every where, the Gneral thought il was natural enuf to find it pretty scarce in the Post Office 500. Now says l, Gneral, my notion is that we best let Major Barry tell his story about m i; for as he has one much n reforming things, and as we have got now pretty good majority in Congress- he may gu out ct the scrape. We'll u,s Gineral hodgh ihat was about best way; and Msior Barry made his rerorts and ielld pretty considerable of cute story bout h's ha vin found in the Post Office accounts tha, had beeu erlook ked since Ginerai WashOguDns time. ibegan think for spell that W9Hd stump Congress, about ;,s much tho tlere ad been fife in the 'oss Office, pretty much like that in the Treasury last spring iui how other, B0snS of the piggy e- have beeH sBein round. and got on track that led right up the fact that Ihe Post Office head and all in debt, and that it has been bhF- rOwin mOney for years now, and never sad a word ont to Congress. And l am peskiiy aieArd, that seein the Law says of folks shat borrow money without consent of Congress, tand which, npo the hulI Is pretty safe law, for Congress coManl tell
 otherwise how the money was goiR. ams say, pes ky afeard cant get the Post Ofice folks out ot ths scrape, without reformin some on eM out oi Ofhce- But as they are all frentls, aud have done for Glory and Reform than most folks, we shall let resign, and then appnt en to some of- flee abroad or git em into some place where they can git Twin without working for it; for the Gnesai wont let any em suffer way. &
 When ihe Ginera come to hear what the Senate was a,er, says he Maor will them accounts of the Post Office stand the racket, or not2 Why, says G'ner- al it's hard elin but nigh can akia'e saysi
 guess they in the way Congress settles accounts things look plagy crooked says |; and the worst ont them accounts have been SO tW'sted nst one way, and then agin another way thai am aieard now they wont stand twistin any norc. The o"y way says l, is siraiten em, and that's all eau do about en-
 Bu says ifihey break to bits in straiteni" on em,
 cant hepi,. Wel says he, Major wish you'd try u ; for says the Gnerai if cant keep Barry up, there is no len what will become on US, for u seems to me- ever since Van Buren gotthe Post Office Depar,men, into the Cabinet, we have been able to do more In 'rewardin our friends, and punishln our enemies !Lan in all the res. of the departments pu,
 Well saysl Gineral, ltry it says !; and so the Jim eraI en 10 bed; and got my sate and got all the Post Office accounts from the i',ne Judge McLea" 'ei the office and Major Barry came into ii II took me good spoil git all strung out in regular Order and just was begnIn sifer ap, the Gt"erai he rig right up in bed, and says he Major reckon can help you along. Well saysl Giaesa'' want all the help you can give me. Im ih'Hkn' says 1e' you hes
  the people he can and that he makes money so scarce, folks cant pay poslagei and that five hadn't taken the deposts away from him, things would be .w'ce as bad now. Well says Ginera that is a good notIon, and m see to rights how il will work among fgers. thought I'd jest tell you Maor says the G"eral aiore tfoFgott; tor sl,e aoe" jest etr"ck sne nc .as gam sleep; and 50 the Gneral laid down. and went to s!erin agin.
 It was most daylight aiore got through; and hn- shed of with the Major Barry says ne mas nee" borrown, and eft blank to putin the amount ne says .bo ficA hls a1un hanks pos,ages are kept for he don't know yet what 'ia amount is, 1 cant tell myself; ho' suppose cond' upon pinch, make nigh apo" as good guess a' u as he could or any else. But thought wonidni guess al nothin. never guess when get mold oi my sa,e-l siier side, and then chalk doWn ' tue sum on tothcr-@so there cant be no mistake. when come to iser up the hull amount the Post Oice mas gone astarn since Judge MLean let it, begun to bile up like of old Capt. Bunkers steam E'ties; ana was glad the Gineral snorn, for do" lks 10 iet people when my steam IS up; bui l! oo"' oo sanethin suppose should blow up just ike s,eam boat the biissssippy-snd so got my ax, and aow stairs went Wi:h light 10 the wood house, ava sp''. up more than three cord aud hali oI hickory aoi got in good temper aud aiore nousn' wrs s",I 20 to bed-and then to bed and slept Ike top
 The next morois, when the Gneral come into the Cabinet room-well says he Major, did you nn'rh the pagy accOunls2 Yes, says l Gnerai d'd aud spi'! up Wood eHuf to last a month in the bargain. An" jest leIld the Ginera leee about 1t to prepare hun. Now, says l, Gineral, let me have your speeKs a miH-h0u LOOK ein tO tHc "''" screws a twist, and tried em; and seem every nns look d natural, handed em to the G'nefaL anN t"ch he and took t:e slate, and over the hgers-ooih on us saRdin up by ihe table side 3y s'de Fs says l. there Is the printu account and stationary o "e Post Office, when Mir. Adams was President anu here IS the since we've ben 'n--here s "e a mount of for one spell, and ihere s 'e ", mount for another-lIere Is Ihe number 0i ohces ahd clarks for one spel and there IS the number Tor ao- e,-and here is the of wages and salaries oi tue Post Office when Mir. Adams was President ana hefe 1 is the cost since lime-pagy deal o' ane,e"ce Ginera, says l. aint itf The Giberai ne aa" say 1 no,hin-he kepi his eyes the slate, anu nus n'o"' nigh upon wide open ony once in winIe ne q cal.
 late on his fingers spell And now .SSs l' . .sere
 line sum Judge M Lean felt in the Post Ofnce when nc went out onI ;and theye. says l, IS ehe sum lhat sosu scantig in the Post Ofce io make ih'nss ihere to say nothin o the Major Barry says 'ne Post Office has overdrawn from the B"nks-ann as nt don't know wh hat the amOnRt is, dont no.bes anu don't care about guessiR at Il; for ts had en"' WI" Out puessin The Ginera pui hs eye on tue iast Hoe of 6"ers Tit was hard upOn million Ol dollars agn tus oficel an, ;ook'd and bnk'd. and began to close p
 mouth up slowly jest for all the world like smai"" U" 1 safe,y valve and he begsa tO swell, a"d Dreaih' l ,Iaev bard. see the steam was gniin np' A"e U'" eraI he iuok'd at me; and looked at h'm ana he' we bO, Iook'd the slate agin. Bime-Oy 'he uiner al he oened the valve and let of the steam and sci
 whizzin you never heard iM your borD days. He i"os my sIate and was jest gon dash lniO atnoosant atoms but got it alore il struck ihe Hoor He hei go, his hickory and thrashed round spell wHh 'na' Bu, that didai do good. So says ne to r'en,s Ma io, what is to be d0ae about HP Why says tuner al don't see DoIhin else says bu 10 iake my axe and do as did las, nighI-,ere is good deai oi mex orv wau,s spIi,tin in the wood-house yet And VIII