Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-01-03

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elevate him, which sincerely desire I'VE can't
puthim down, which no man desires There are
things IN all governments and In this in particu:
lar. that require cooking up before the people
should be served with il; but the Major hands
the dishes over to the people raw and uncook'd.
AMI lets every man dress his own DINNER his
lis not right
And then, again, be is an enemy to party. and
thinks that politicians shouldn't meddle in money
matters. when we all know that none OF US would
now be here without party, and that party can,
hold together without Office. and that etsce amt
worth fig without money; and so It comes 70
lthis-we've got party, and gond strong one;
and that party must keep all the offices, and the
control of all the money: for, without moneys
the Offices won't be good for nothin--and without
Offices the party will be all scattered: look at my
own state-see how things work there; and just
so thew should here. We must have the Bank
we cant't do anything without it. II is all
good enough if we could get Bidde and his friends
out of it--but seeing we have tried that and cant
succeed, this must 60 down, and then we'll have
a new one after our own fashion, unfortunately
some will sufer-because this one must. sup
pose collect its debts and wind up-but what is
the suffernss OF few in trade, compared to the
breaking up of political party. now all hitched
together--thnk OF all of US going back again to
practice aw-and you, Mr. Auditor, TO Keeping
a schooI--aDd you. Mr. Secretary, to keeping
shop-and you to ploughing you to plantln
corn-and you TO digging potatoes-and you To
printin newspapers.
"And you, Major" sayshe, "what would
become OF your" begun to crawl all over, and
was just going to say something, but thought |
wouldn't till he GOT through; and he reeled 1t on
for more than an hour pretty much IN the same
way about things in general, and Major Down
ing in particular-and as soon as he stopt, got
up and says |, has any body got nothin more to
say? No one said word. Says |. is, all that
is said putt writin?-for then there will be no
mistake-Do iurnn >corners--no dodgin after
wards. 80 no." says he, IS thereis no neces-
slty to put any thing in writln of this nature
that aio't my way" says he 81 have always
said, | don't like to get into the newspapers =
s. Well,'' says I, s. that's just where we differ
what I'm going to say now, says |, is all in my
pocket in black and white--and with the Cine
RAILS permission, says |, I'll read it to the mem.
bers of the Cabinet, and then I'll git it printed,
and then all on YOU can read it, aud every man
shall have copy ont, except Clay and the rest
OF the Senate--for tho the law says they are part
of the Government, they amt cot no business with
saws |, Gineral?'' Glneral nodded his head,
and that was enuf; and SAYS he, 8 Major do
you read that paper; know you well enuf to
knowit will be an honest view of things. and |
don't care whose toes you tread have no
interest in these matters further than to do my
duty--f any fellows have misled me, advise
EN- to keep an eve on my hickory.
And then took out my papers from my peck.
and or
tell YOU The Gineral sat restn his elbows on
the table with his chin in both bands and lookln
straight in my face the hull time, ony once in q
while he'd take his hickory aud whack it on The
table when any one muttered aud whispered; and
as soon as got to the eenJ ont, then come buzz
and mixin, and the Gineral got up and fetched
another whack on the table with his hickory,
enuf to loosen ones eye teeth.
Nov, says the Gineral, Eve hearn both sides,
and the people will shortly hear it too. II they
say the Major is right, wont oppose them any
longer; if they say the Major wrong, then
we'll 90 on as we now 60; and now Says he, Ma
jor, Git tina, paper printed, and the only favor [
ask of you Is not to send an official copy out TO
the Senate If they ask One;-and with that, and
the Gineral bowed off the Cabinet and the Ma.
lors, and the rest Of the Government; and we
Turned to readin letters from all quarters. all full
of mony troubles and distress. enuf to give one
the cholera morbus; for as said afore one is jest
about as bad as t'other.
III! send you Tomorrow or next day, the paper
read to the Cabinet, and the rest of the Gov
ernment, for you to print IT'S too long for this
letter, and you can ask Zekel Blgelow, if he
haint stopt payment, to pay YOU for the expense
of printer ont. and tell him for ne If his head is
above water, its more than can be said of most
folks-and he'd better hold on all he's got, and
ride out the storm if he can. His last letters to
ne say things are shocking bad in Wall street,
but the worst there amt as bad as things are away
West and South, and they will be worst yet, if
the people don't decide pretty coon, as the Gin.
eral says, whether ain right or wrong. For its
the peoples business now, and the Gineral is
waItin for 'em. Your Friend
j. DowNING, Major,
Downineville Militia Cd Brigade.