Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-27
DOWNING LETTER.
To my old Friend M DnigAt.
oine Nec Yo,k DAILY Advertiser

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thnk had gone to Araby where the sinera! threat
ened 10 go once when the people began u send PC
uuons TO him last winler--but my good old friend
ever since nj to YOU my astleer, hunt had tim,
10 10 nothn IN that way n this Is about tho cause
on |. when wrote 10 you last was busy gettor
my boots footed and grcasd, and all things mended
and slick d up, and intended TO 20 to Saratoga
ana all about them parts, TO keep an eve on the
meet Government , but comm 10 look abou, me
here, found oil the folks of the Government and
the Governmnnt' itself all of, and not a cliuer
LETT here to keep things ngoin bu, me aud Mr. For.
syth the new secretary of State, and as ! have a
great l'kin for Mr. Forsyth, and socn that he was
| rather new IN the business, thought | would STAY
and lend him hand, and wait here TIL either tho
present Government or the neal Government got
back ag'n Well, hadn't been long at it before |
began TO feel rather wamblechopd and one day
Mr.. Forsyth says 10 me, Ma or, says no, wha, 8
me matter well saya Governor don't know cx.
actiy, but begin 10 feel considerable strcaked
well says he reckon know what's tho matter "A nd
he como out with long word that frightened me
almost TO pieces. | had hearn good dcal sud A.
bout the cid Torys Of TO and the new Torys of
81, and us my father and grandfather had batlod
asn the old ones, didn't somehow fear much
about tho new ones, aud knew there was good
many KIND OF new Forys there was the present
rvs, and tho tape and twins Io,gs and the safety
fund Dollar bill 1orys bu, hero was another Kind
OF iorys hadn't thought on before, and C;ove,nor
Forsyth said there want doubt they then had
hold on me, and them was the Fremont. ToryS. As
soon as the word was out Of his mouth sprung
round llke all rossest says l. Governor, DO you
think II is rnly so there is doubt on l. says he
why says how you talk for If that Is SO there is
40 tune to lose says l. for SO long there is any
en about Major Downing that las go, any kind
OF 1b'p about It, II is time for folks 10 look GU,
We'll, says he Major, If you like anoher name bet
Ter says he, ~ give It TO you, and so says he
you've got the Kolarcc. Do tell, says l. if That's
all III soon Tx that and why didn't you say nj
first, instead Of ten boldly about that other pIn
gy ollin and with that went 10 work right Oh
putin things to rights Tho FIRST go off took a
celle less New England in my SWITCHED but thu,
didn't do much good then agn ! took double
dose but tina, only made things worse it was like
PORN warm water down ones back on a cold fros-
~ mofnin II tt piggy good whilst you was ut IT,
bnt Ia mint arter It was worse and worse al last
sopd all kind Of ha,d ticker, and after n little
spell felt putty church stuck TO this plan few
days and kept cool md good nn'urd and eat nolhin
but good sound food, and drink no.hin bu, clonr
cold water, md above all kept up pluck and uus.
ledto Providence for the rest and in less than one
yys, nor any kind Of tory about me, and was as
sound as IA grannit. But had pretty ,ulr time
on, tell you for accordn TO the nalur Of all these
KIND of nillas that has got any tJry about en-. If
you don't stop en- they go on and 20 on, t folks
so into what the Doctors rail the col0ps and then
you turn as blue as m indigo bag aud then KAN.
fire and Laudnum and burnt Brandy and X ian pep
per and mustard anJ herd rubin amt no KIND of
usc-i's all over then
md Mr.. Forsyth us'd to have n good m,ny
long talks about H. and when was busy b,tjlin
GIN them plasy prem mi toryS he used % call & SEE
me, and ! would talk over matters with him On
day, snys ! Governor did you ever have o notion
that there is plagy strong likeness between the
nhtnr OF man and the natur Of nation Wei
snys he, Mnlor, don't know exactly that there mint
and then ngin think lhofc ain, none nj all. Verv
well, says l. don't commit yourself, but I've 90, n
notion says that there IS plngy strong likeness
Now says look n mr., look II, that aro leg and
that arm, and THIS hand, and sec this breast,
snys (& gave whack on II with my hand like
sledgcbammer on an anvil y now says | amt
hot all together pry considerable pattern Of n
man is there any kind Of rot nbout tha', says 7
nohn says he that know on, except that plegy
premonifOry: well says |, that amt nothin yet |
scarcely feel IT , yes snys he but if you don, put
stop 10 Major reckon II will lead to trouble pref.
~ soon we'll says !, that's tue enuf, Governor,
and know as far as experience goes many as
stout and strong chap ns am Low on Thursday
aint been worth the labor Of berryin him Saiurdy
Now says that's the nntur Of man and now lei
as look at the natur ola nation and instead Of 70
in all about creation let u, look nj home--herc is
pattern of nation worth lookn al, and there AIM
nothin in any pat Of creation that can hold can.
die TO it. Twelve million OF folks all strung TO-
| pcther by a constitution and a of aus m ado n,
themselves for THEN own security and bar pness-
and every thing accurately balanced md check
that nothing but wfuness can throw it out Of gear
ing But says |, like me, it has go, some a,f
now about it-there is premoni,orys, says |, a
work upon il to sartinty, and there TO stoT
pu. 10 EN-, things will look blue enuf pretty soon
and no,hin will snve ii from coaps, then oils Owe
With US and shant be 4 bit better Of thnn som,
Of the Por,ugces and Spanish nations IN South A
| merica
There aint, snys J. no man living, who thou. IA
he could dose much good as the Gnerol though
he could, aiofe he go, to be the Government, Lu
some how it turns gu, ,olhcr way and believe
all comes from the Gnera stenin to the kind o
folks who like themselves better than they do hin
or the country md turnin away from him his bcs
friends and the best friends of the country. Tn
worst ont IS, says !, the Gineral thinks that ever
man who has different opinion Of his measures
IS not only his enemy but the enemy Of his copnti
When the GIneral writ that letter TO Mr.. Munro
and te'd him TO be President of the country, an
not OF party, every sound PATIO. said that's SCUM
{ doc,rine.Whe he said that members OF Congrcs
hadn, ought to be appointed to Office under the &c
vcrnment every body said that pretty sound doc
uine and when he said that the patronage of tn
Government hadn't oush, to come into conflict vii,
the purify Of elections every body said ths's ,oJ