Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-22
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completed III four years.
To NJ sid friend M. Daiga.
s(tae Nec York Duly Ad,rlitf.

| Gttc Ntic York jpd1fy AdsrrIistf.
WArr,NUroS, DEC. D. 1884
| ,uprose you hnye read the message long sfore
| this and begin 10 think the lime amt far OIL when
shsll oil on be esllei on TO give the French.
, man s,iIrin Up for not paying US ,hal Jas' debt
they owe W.
iw,sb cou,i write French ns well as | can a
mctican, for then Id sit down aud give Louis Phil
lin my notions al,ou tn. business for arm pagui.
" aft nd he and his foks don't know as much aboui
The nrtur OF this country as lbcy ought 10 know -
IT they or amy other milton think that because we
| differ in op,nion hare among ourselves on home
matters. VIC arc goin TO carry our differences mo
foreign matters, they are en'oz ngly mistaken.
War ain, kalks,,d TO bfng much profit 10 any
nation especially 10 our nation ~ thugs now stand,
but II will never do to look to poh or .ots account
IN n business Of this natur.
The Ffcnehmsn owe lis five millions Of do!lVs,
and they must pay II, or we mus, ny and get Il oct
on en- " IL costs Fl we times that sum. lie inooe oI
d1inz this il for Congress tosay II Congress
saws " pan a ,pci" | Tor enc OF the people say,
agtssd IL Congress says take French property
cnuflo pay the debt say nrreed; and then 1t the
Frenehnen do my thing IN turn that looks like
war; and Congress so,s, "go al en- nop boys" !
for ono says, am ready ami II any man
think, he can do more good at the head OF Brigade
| of Militia than can lac Is welcome 10 my swoh
and cock'd hat and III take his place IN The ranks
| don't want Il better place TO do my duty to my
country than thn:.
think il is the duty now Of every man on this
point 10 drop all politics Every man 10 DC sure
has righ 10 give his opinion ~ Congress, or out
of Congress as 10 the best mole OF set,lin this bust
ness but when once thu, Congress has ordered
What is 10 DC done, then my notion IS ior all par
tes 10 shpkc hands and stand by the GoVerom;nt,
and II il comes at last 10 The poinI-Asp WAR IS
TIE pora then OIL Goa, aud 90 at II, aud have no
dlsputng among ourselves MI VIC have thrash'd the
enemy.
II Congress should agree with the General. that
the best course in the Frenchmen don'I pay us,
is 10 take French properly lhe occon suppose
the frenchmcn who Lose their property Will think
mighty hard in US well, lfthcy do. they will I'M
derstand exactly how cur merchants iclt some
twenty ycarsogO, when their property wds taken
from them aini good tasted dish any way.
Howsomcvcr have n notion, that tho best way
nrier all to bring the frerehmcn to their senses, is
10 stop oil trade with en- I'll they settle a old ac
counts. This is n peaccalle mode--iheyll soon
find out we can give up their ribbons and ruillcs
little better than they can give up our Cotton ANA
Tobncco--'us umazin 10 sec how much good sol
ii articles go from this country TO France and paid
for IN fashion and trash, that amt worth, when
You rally look close into en-, the eypensc of bring
ing out
Some will say thot OR Cotton and Tobacco will
20 10 France thro' other eounrios-w,ll, let TEN 20
SO The French can't do without EN-, and will
have to pay 80 much the more 70, 'cm. And then
again some will say tia, French silks, md ribbons
and gew-snws will come 10 rs thro other coun-
tries, and If needs BE- will be cul'J English or
" Italian, OF SWISS" or Spansh"-but there
is u rod IN pickle for all that-if and the Gncral
only come out with proclamation 10 our women
sni gals and ask EN- 10 drop all use OF French
goods the jig will be up with the Frcnchmcn nj once
they may deceive our Consuls and Collcc org,
but they can't deceive Calls, for they cnn tell
French hat and French ribbons and French fun
merry rs far as you can throw club.
II any one thinks our gals amt got patriotism C.
nuf in en- for this, when they cone 10 understand
the na,ur Of the business, they viii be much
mistaken as Commmodofc Hardy was last war off
Sionlneton Some went of and told Hardy
the yankees had but two guns, but had no flannel
10 make cartridges. and that was true ennf so he
brought IN his ships aud guns and begun ID blaze
away, but as soon us gals come 10 hear ont
hey turned to- and niore IL o'clock there want a
flannel pc,,'coai left IN oil eonngton. Con,mo lore
Hardy got the hull on I'm about his eers in catrJg
IS about the quickest ] tell you. Aud nrer that
when any one would tell hun such and place had
no flannel to make cartridges WITH he'd scratch his
head and say, but I'm afraid they have got gals
and flannel potticoa,s, and that's dbou, the same.
don, mean To say nothing about home politics
I'LL tins French business is settled. My spunk is
getting up a lcelle about t-anJ doni know bu,
shall brush up wha, little | once knoweJ Of thu,
lingo, and tell the parly in their Congress
up chamber a thing or two perhaps they may
| have forgotten abou, this country
Your OLD Friend
J. DowSlNo, Major,
Downinsv'llc Militia, Sd Brigade.