Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-13

siness, and l'll tell you like true friend
how the cat is goin to jump, and if il
don't turn out as l tell you, IN give you
my ax and throw in my regimentals in
the bargain; and so the Gineral he sol
down, and l went ut it.
In the first place says I, i'll git in a
pashin you must keep cool-and il you
git in pashin I'll keep cool but if we
both git in a pashin, then there is no tel
lin; we'll, says the Gineral, that IL good
notion, Major, for that's jist the way the
lngins do, and they larn wisdom from
natur; you never see an lngin and a
squaw git drunk together-when one
gifts drunk, rolher keeps sober, and so
they take turn and turn about. Well,
says | never heard that aiore, but
suppose though they git along better
when they are both sober. . yes, says
the Gineral, in war time that is best,
but not in treaty time. Well, says
that's no matter that aint exactly what
| am arter, but Pve got notion out ont
which rll begin with: Some years ago,
the Yankees got drunk and got up a
kinder notification; there warnt much
in it artcr all, according to my old friend
Dwighps Book-but folks South tho't
there was and SO they kept sober and
last year the South got drunk, and then
all North kept sober, and that frolic is
ended. Now says l, North and South,
and East and West are all sober, and
all shaken hands, and they say ace have
been takin drop too much-there amt
no notification no where in particular,
but it's all notification about US, and all
hands are tormin ring and closin in up
on US here, pretty much like wolfhunt;
they all say we have taken the money
that belongs to the people, and the peo-
pie wont be content till we give it up
that's pretty much the muJ of the bust
ness; and we shall have petitions and
memorials from all quarters tumblin in
upon us, and five don't mind them, they
will be followed by hard nocks jist like
the story in the Old Spellin books about
the old man drivin the boys from his ap-
pie tree, he throw'd grass first, and that
doin no good, he tried stones, and that
brought EN- down pritty quick.
The Gineral he begun TO git in a pash-
in, and says he Major, Pm Citing mad
Very well says l GineraI, III keep COO
accordin to agreement; and with that the
Gineral Slated round spell with hi,
hic ory, and talked about Ncw-Orleans
and Siminoll, and the Grand tower, anC
sat whittin all the while; why Major
| ,ay. tkn E;no.,l I,ll ,,oyor u;yo IN th.
depositcs in the world; what says l, no
if the people say we was wrong in tuki'
EN- Suppose tho people say the Law
are agin US, what them Well, says th'
Gineral I've tellcd em that the Law
are only jist as l understand EN-, ant
nothn else. Now says l Gineral, sup
pose Clay, or Calhoun, or Webster, wa
in your Office and said jist so, and yo'
was in Congress-, or was one OF the peo
pie and didn't agree with EN-, how thel
says II o, says the Gineral, that's We
ry different thing; any one of them fel
lows would be dangerous to trust witt
any kind of power. Well says l my no
,ion is, however, that the law don't meal
to trust 10 body; and as am pesEily a
feared one or t'other on EN- will git il
here after we 60 to the Hermitage,
don't want to have any thing done nov
by us that they will do, and then tell u
they ony do what we did. That's tn
ony thing that puzzles me; for says
Gineral, sass for the goose ought to b
sass for the gander too.
J Well, says the Gineral, there is some
thin in that Major--but says he l car
give up the Deposits any how Amo
says we must hold on TO EN-, and all ou
fol1s say so too. Yes, says Gincr'
it's true enuf the hounds have got Il,
stag down, and got taste on him afor
, the hunters have come up, and suppos
there will be lettle left but the horns an
; trotters; but says l, it aint right, and tn
, people will tell us so you may depend
and all have to say is, ifwhat we bav
done is to be the rule hereafter, ! dol
know but l should like to be the Pres
dent myself; for folks might make law
| and all I'D have to do would be jist
, understand EN- accordin to my notion.
| don't soc Major, says the Giners
4 how it is you git sich odd notions abo
4 public sentiment. | know l cant
y mistaken, for every letter have time
I read tells me am right; and read Il
o Globe from one end to toiher every da
n and that paper tells every thing, and
r see nothin there that tells me Pm wron
y Well says /, Gineral, you know y'
n haint got time TO read more than one le
q ter in a hundred that comes. That
I true enuf, says the Gineral, but then o
| folks do, and they tell me every thin
It Tell you cvry thing! says but
I mattor--nnd SO | whlstleo Yankee DO
!. die n spclI. No, No, Major, says d