South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-07-19
Major Jack Downing.
WASHINGTON, 18th July, 1884.
Tong old friend Mr.. DwigM Of the ~
York Daily Advertiser.


Tong old friend Mr.. DwigM Of the ~.
York Daily Advertiser.
AS nigh as ! can celklate, my last let
ter to you telled you the story (among
other things) of the Storm eff Cape Hat
terass and the two Pollies. Well, since
then Congress has cleared out and gone
to hum, and the Gineral has cut stick too
and gone to the Hermitage, and 1 am
hangm on here yet for spell, to give the
new cabinet a lift, for Mr.. Clay advised
me, that seein that most folks now in the
Cabinet are new hands, it would be but
fair for me TO remain here, and keep an
eye on things, and might take charge Of
his rooms till Congress meet agin.
l see by some Of the papers, some folks
say have gone TO Portland to print q
newspaper there and others say I have
got paper in New York; and l don't
know what all. Well, now all l can say
about it is, amt got SO far down in the
world yet, as to set up a newspaper for a
livin it is as much as I can do to write
letters for you to print in your paper and
if folks think they are worth repgintin in
otherpapers, that amt my business. But
wont be accountable for any letters bear
in my name, unless they are first ptinted
in your paper. If folks will counterf'
'em, / can't help it. 1t shows they mus
be pritty good, for never knew a chap
TO coun,erfit bills of bad bank for ithe
jenewine bill wont pass, it will be jest a.
bed for the counterfts.
Twas pretty busy when Congress broke
up, takin leave of the folks and the las
place to see 'em all was at the Broncl
Bank Of the United States; for every
one on 'em who lived 20 miles off, brough
the money that was paid to 'em GU; Of thu
treasury pet bank here, right round to tn
U. 5. Branch Bank, to change it off TO
bills with Squire Biddle's name to Fem
for the other bills wouldn't 60 no hoy
when you git out of the district. AM
when the Gineral was goin off too, Majo
Donaldson he got a check on the pet bank
where the Gineral keeps the People,
money here, for 5000, and cum slraigh
round to The U. 5. Bank to change it CT
for Squire Bddle's bills. Why, says ]
Major, how is this, says !, wont the PEG
pie take the pet bills yet on the way t.
the Hermiiage7 Well, says he, the,
haint got used TO 'em yet but they will ar
ter while when they cant get nothin bet
ter. Very well, says ], that's my notion
too; for cur folks, says !, are pretty mucl
like the Scotchman, who said he was al
ways pretty well conteuted when he go
the best the house afforded.
Since Congress has been gone, have
had more time to think about matters and
things in the money way. l have gol
more than bushel of letters from ZekeI
Bigelow, in Wall street, about money
matters; and have come to the notion
if somethin amt done pritty quick by the
Bank of the United States, we are gon tc
see trouble agin this summer, and afort
Congress meets agin, that will be worse
than we have seen yet.
Congress has been passing a good ma.
ny appropriation bills, and what with the
interest on the public debt, and the sums
that the Post Office and some other Offices
are in debt, as high as ! can calklate, there
will be over twenty-five millions OF dollars