Litchfield enquirer., 1835-04-09
MAJOR DowNING's coRREsPoNDENCE.

handed of the Hook" from on board the 1.-Two PoilieS"-CaPt. Jumper, from Havre, and which yes. gel wore away s6Wih, with the intention no doubt ol dropping other despaehes the Seat oI Govern l meat.
 ThiBeter will account for the Majors long silence. We had heard a in.imaied he had quit Washington, the erister had gone one seemed capable of te- ing-that he was busy somewhere for the good of his country we were certan-and we now confess our perfect conviction that all will go well iM Paris. But by chance the Major and leaves things settled there, shall conclude indeed that this matter has ceased to be capable of further aegocialioH.
 ~. r. Daily Adv
 PARIS. 1st February, 1885.
 To my old friend, Mr. Dwight. of.he New-York Da- t,lt ly Advertiser. ,ss4 suppose you'll all be nock'd up in kim der dn0derment when you come to see where this letter comes from-so best begin by tel lin you how it come about. You see jest arr ter wrote you shat letter dated 9th Dec. last "a little arter tue message come out, the Gin eral was 30 well pleas'd with my notions he sent for me, and says he Major, you have got the rale grit in you when things come to a pinch, and tho you and havn't agreed in all matters for good spell now; yet | see when matters git mixed up with foreign busi- ness. you drop all party differences. at home and are ready to stand by the country, till things git goin strait again. Now says he that's what call rale American feeling, and with that we shook hands. and all was as pleasant atwixt us as a May morning.
 "Now," says l, " Gineral. to make short of lang story. my notion is that the best thing l can 60 is to go right over to France myself and keep look out on that side. and see how the cat jumps there-and as you and Congress will keep sharp eye on things on this side, it will be hard matter if they git Lnn sA as the rest of creation; for says there is no fellin what them Frenchmen may do, and if we have got to eat pofrage with the DeviL my notion is it is but fair we should have as long handled spoon as he has got." Y Now" says !, they may take a notion tO send MT. Livingston oE, and then there will be no one there to keep a look out for us, and have been thinkiD SO much about it. says |, that have concluded to go right of there as soon as Capt. Jumper can fit out the !" Two POillies'' to carry me-and tells the Gineral # he had any thing to say or any directions % give was ready, and if he hadn't any itSssade no odds, fur believe knoss's Pritty much the upshot of the~ null matter, and if Congress didn't chuse to pay my expenses out and home. I'd pay 'em myself, and take the re- sponsibility too-and SD arter considerable talk about one thing and another, the Gineral V haste to KeDebunk. where Capt. Jumper and the Two Pollies was. and as he had got my letters. found things all ready, and was Of 10 no tune. ;. --~---=427-- We had pritty short. but pesky wet pas sage, for Capt. Jumper had considerable of cargo of notions on board. besides a deck load of lumber, for he thought while his hand was in. he might as well he takin advantage of " the panic," as he called it. We made a strait wake to Havre, where lett him. and streak'd it right up here to Paris, aud here have been ss busy as ever was when Con- gress was gettin together.
 ] suppose, as didn't tell you or any other Twin critter but the Gineral that was goin to France. you have been wOnderin why you ha'nt heard of me for so long time. Well, now you have got the reason on't-and now ! suppose you expect to hear what nave been about here, and what have seen and hearn worth tellin about. since have been here. But this is impossible, for two reasons first, I have seen 60 much that couldn't tell you the half ont without detaining Capt. Jumper longer. than teii'd him would, and another thing, ha'nt got time to say ell want to say for our folks at Washington, and that's the most important.
 Pritty much as expected when got here, I found Mr. Livingston nigh upon as bad of as tho he want here-but suppose OUT folks ae Washington havc balanced that account by seein that the French Minister is treated jist so toO-that's what they call diplomatic Tit for Tat.
 The first thing did as soon as had time to turn round and get on my best regimentals. was to go right of and see the King. for al- ways Ike to begin at the right eend of all mat tess. So took chap along with me to show me the way-but couldn't git him fur ther than the outer gate ofthe "white house" or '' artillery kospc." as they some how call It. where the king lives-but didn't stop for that myself but push'd on and all the sOgers that met from the gate to the front door no sooner see me. than they give hle the salute list as quick as our folks of the 2d Brigade would on trainin days. But when got inside the front door, met leetle mOrsel of sturn- per for spell. An anazin perlite critter said something to me in French, and made Tale smasher of bow, and says |, Major Down ing st your sarvice-jist then parcel of gin erai officers was coming down along the hall, and ~ne on em no sooner heard the name than he comes to me- and says he. Ma | for Downing of the 2d brigade of DowniDgville Militia l" "Jest so," says \; and with that he threw his arms right around my neck, and says he, Major, never am 90 happy as ! will be up to this present moment to see you;'' and who do you think it was! well who should if be but the General. who was % long | in our rigulas sarvice. didn't know him at arst, he was co kiyered all up in regimentals. . a ~ mRAA Mm @RAFa