Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-03-26

my neck, and says he, "Major, never am so
happy as will be up to this present moment
TO zee you;" and who do yon think it was7
We'll, who should it be bot the Gineral, who
was so long in our riglar service. ! didn't
know him at first, he was 80 kivered all up IN
regin,entals, bat was right glad to see him:
and as soon as ] telpd him / wanted to see
the King, he turned right round to the first
chsp who spoke to me, and GIN him the word:
and tfie name Of Major Downing went along,
up the staircase, about the quickest, and ar
ter it (: and by the time ! got where the King
was up chamber in his cabinet room, ] calk-
lated there wsTn't livin critter in the house,
that didn't know was there.
The King was surrounded pretty much by
the hull scrape of his Secretaries, and Majors,
and Auditors, and don't know but Postmas-
ters and Contractors, for there was a mortal
batch on 'cm-and as soon as came in, thoy
all how'd off about as quick Us folks used tol
ut hum, whenever aud the Gincral met tol
have talk on most matters.
The King he riz up, and put out his hand,
and gin me good hearty shake; and says
lie, Major Downing, believe me, says hc, that
next to the President, there is no man from
your country, avn so glad to see--and at this
particular time, says he, | don't know but
would rather see you than the President him
self, for, says he, it pains Inc to confess that
over since have been King, have never
been made to feel so much like what | was
afore was King, as have on reading that
message the President sent to Congress a.
spell ago. He told me however, to take a
seat, and he sot down too, and with that hel
began asking all manner of questions, what
Congress had done and what they was going
to do, and when left home, and how come,
and what Office came in, and seemed to be,
in quite wonderment, and wound up by ask
ing how the President was, and if he rally was
in earnest, for says he Major, you have mol
idea how that Message has astonishcd the
great and generous nation-so soon rs gotl
chance, plucked up and we went at it, talk
in over the hull matter-the particulars Of all
which I've sent home to our folks, and if they
choose to publish it, can't help it, tho /
shall take care to git out of Franco before
the printed account ont gifts back here.
tell'd the King believed the hull matter
was in nut shell, and If he'd keep his eye
ont, I'd crack it for him.
In the first place, says J., your folks owe
our folks five millions OF dollars jist as clear
as though you and | had been tradin together
for long spell, and arter tryin for n settle
ment, agreed to take less than believe you
owed me, and you gave me your note OF hand
to close the business for the sum agreed on.
That's the plain English ont says /. Now
your folks haggle and twist about it, and
won't vote the money agreed on, and want
to open the matter agin, and our folks never
will agree TO that in creation. They won't
take a cent less than five millions Of dollars:
they'll have that now or loose ten times the
sum in tryin to get it; they'll make spoon,
or spile horne, says ]. Mr.. Livingston
found out, says /, that some Of your opposi-
ton Congressman would not vote in favor
ont, seein that you was in favor ont, and
some on 'em wanted jist to bother you; and
we was so far off they didn't calculate the
consequences, but if the Gincral made it al
serious matter, these opposition folks Of yours
would vote tother way:-he.e the King want
ed to know how on earth found this out, but
went on. Well, suys !, the Gineral saw
this in a mint, and SO he said jist what he
did in the message-.'but such dose Major"
says the King-well, well, says |, the Cine
raj don't understand doctrin JolLds arter the
French fashion-I suppose, says |, little
magneshe and chicken broth would answer
here, but when folks git in tantrum on our
side Of the water, nothing short of rale
dose of elder bark tea does any good, partlc-
ular if the complaint is of long standing.-|
And now says |, If any trouble comes ont |
don't know says 7, which is most to blame the
complaint or the .fssick. The King he looked
at me, and then he scratched his head, well,
says he, Major they are both bad enuf; but,
says ], one will cure tothcr to rights, I'm sar-
tin.
can't stop to tell you one half Of what ]
said, or what the King said, for as said afore,
Captain Jumper is waiting, and his last letter
to me from Havre says he can't possibly wait
longer than Saturday next, as he wants to-
get home in time to make one run to Cuba
and back to Kennebunk, afore ploughing
time. Whilst my hand is in, would like toI
tell you little about this place, but It's I'M
possible keep thnkin all the while, there
is one eternal independence day here-tolks
ARE so full Of fun and such swods of CALLS
The King has me with him every day, and
makes Gen. Bernard 90 about with me wher-
over | want to go; and if | hadn't been so
long at Washington, and seen so much there
Of Congress and state matter from the Presi-
dent down, I'd feel suppose, more like goin
threw my shirt collar, than / do at the show
of things here. Their Congress is in session
here, and don't mean to quit till our busi-
ness is finshed-but how on earth they'man-
age to understand one another in their House
of Representatives / can't tell, for sich n
chattern and jargon you have no idea but
arter all they manage things pretty slick in
one way, and see no other way they could
do it--and don't know but it is better than
our way. When the Representatives meet
the President-answering to our Speaker
he gives out the business to speak about
and then comes scramble to get up into a
kinder pulpit, or what Gen. Bernard says they
call the tribune, and the first one who gifts
there, the President call his namo, and he
goes at it, readin bis speech pretty much ar
ter Isaac Hills fashion-some groan, and
some huzza, according to party not'ons-if