Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-03-06

these are the hands I like to shake; no GLOW.
work here; you are the men 20 tell Congress
what TO do; and, says the Gineral,' any man il
office from the President downward ought q
MAD what you tell en-" And the Gia1 he
walked round among en- and shook hands agin
and SLAPPED en- on the shoulders; and took a quid
| OF tobacco from one On en- an gin mother 1
chaw out on his own box; and was as happy as
you ever see, and spry a cricket TOO.
Now my friends says the Ginerai, lets talk
over public matters; and with that one on en-
step'd cot and spoke for the rest, and never in
my born days heard critnr OF his looks and trade
talk so about Banks and money matters; and he
began back more than 30 years, when ne was
prints, and come mp all along, and he did shave
Gown and saw up party measures and party folks,
dovc-taifd matters so, the Giuerai was
stumpd; the Gineral walk'd up to him and made
plagy ugly faces a, him; bnt the critur went on
and talked right up 20 the Giaeral; and there
warnt lump OF sugar or drop Of oil in the huh
ont. As soon as he stop'd, the Gineral give him
hard look and says he Stranger, whats your
trader 'Amaster Carpenter, SIR said he.
was your fricnd. Gineral. aud every man en-
ployed was also, and we stuck to you till the
measure OF your administration have driven US out
of employ, and here is black smith and here is
a rope maker And SO he went On pretty much
threw all trades. 1T gives us pain, Gineral. to
tell you that our familics--an and here he stop'd-
he tried to speak, but he couldn't; he turned and
walked to the window, and come back and tried
il agin; and as soon as he'd come 20 speak about
unemployed workmen and their families, he'd
choke right mp, and his lip would quiver. was
jisi agoin TO step right up and tell the Gineral
what this man wanted to say; bat he got on TO
rights himself, and wound up by bringing his fist
down on the table. had notion IL would go
rite through, and the Gincrals hat on the table
bounced up, tell you; and says he, 'thcre must
be a change, Gineral.' The General didn't like
the looks and talk OF this critur nigh as well as
the Merchants and Traders man the day afore.
He tried en- spell with glory and REFORM but
that didn't do no good, and that got the Cinerais
dander up too s. SO says he, STRANGERS, the next
time you come to talk with the Government
you;' but they telled the Gineral they had none,
and hadn't had any for long while; bat they
1couid dfeT nerf election.
The Gineral took the hint in mint; and says
he Qor he was plagy stuck up by it) ifyou dare
change any OF your representatives at the next
election excerpt onc)--Pll put your city, the
hull scrape ont, over my friend Swartwout's
meadows in Jarsy. III let you know that ] am
tryin an experiment and will try il; come what
will I've said would, and right or wrong I'll do
IT, if ] di ten thousand Spanish inquisitions.-
And now strangers clear out and go home, and as
soon the Gineral put on his hat, they put on
thcirn, and walk'd out; but il did make me feel
plagy sad and heavy 10 folks come fur
threw the middle of winter, and go home empty
handed. The Gincral was in pcsky bad tenn
per all day, and so was j; but Mr.. an buren,
and some of the Congressman from York State
come in and made clear weather agin, by tcllin
us they expected evry mint another Committee
from N. York, Of the raie stuff and no mistake
about 'em, and right strait from Tammany Hall
too, and they read over the names. There that
one says Mr.. Van Buren, is old friend OF mine;
he was Mayor once, and is now banker; he
knows evry Thing, and can tell in mint the diff
ference between a crooked account and q fair
business transaction. And here is another, he
sent us big bald headed Eagle once Gineral,
don't you remember and by the by Major says
he, he is one Of your countrymcn; and the rest
says MIR. 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 somcthin like; and now says
he, the bestway would be, when they come, 70
let Congress out, and let all our folks have a
hollow day. Well sure enuf they have come,
and we've had SOME ON 'em here, but hant got
time TO tell you about il in this letter, but will in
my next. And I've got something TO tell you
too about new man jest come here all the way
from Ireland; his name is Dennis M'LooHy, he
is a good naturcd critur, and the Gineral likes
him nigh about much as he does me. don't
know what he is alter, and the Gineral don't
Mother; but he says he can do pritty much any
thing, and he tells some plagy funny stories for
us: we haint got no Office for him yit, but there
will be holes soon to fill up here, and by his
tell he can fit pIagy nigh eny place.
Yours, &c.
]. DOWNING, Major,
Downingyillc Militia, I'd Brigade.