Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-05

A DOWNING LETTER.

A DOWNlN@1 LETTER.
WAsInxc7oN Cirr, East Room,))
Saturday night, Jan. 80, 1861
To the Printer q Major Jack Down
iag's Gazette, Portland state ofMaine'
Sta:-I feel very bad to hear that
my cousin, the Major, is still at Down
ngvile, and cant attend to his paper.
nevertheless, the great duties ! owe
70 my country in general, and to the
Cineral in particular, makes it neces-
sary that ! should write a letter to
day to inform the readers Of tho Ga
zette, that we are at last, thanks to
the perseverance, of the Gineral, safe
and so:,nd out Of the French difficult
~. The Gineral has at last, after
two or three years hard struggling for
it, made peace with the French, and
got EN- penned right up in q corner,
10 that they've got to pay over the
money whenever it's asked for. This
is what call doing the business up a.
about right. don't think there ever
was SIGH man before as the Giner-
al is. Gineral Washington was con-
siderable Of man in his day, but he
was no more to be compared TO the
Gineral than n mouse in . cheese to
q bear in a cornfeld.
There's no mistake about it: we've
got the matter fairly settled, and you
may tell the readers Of the Gazette
they needn't be afraid Of the French
war any longer, but 60 on with their
Dir !s-cgging as fast as they please.
Them that has got vessels may load
EN- and send EN- from Dan TO Beer
sheba,and the French wont touch one
on en-. The Banks may unite their
money bags and pour out q little
without being afraid that every body
il going to fail and not pay their notes.
Them that has got lands may now
stir about and sell EN-, and them that
is trading may fill up their stores.
Tell all hands TO 60 to work like
good fellows, for there'll be as good u
time for business the year to come as
ever there was in the world, and if
they only stir round a little they can
in little while make up for having
to hold back so the last year.
Now, for all this good luck every
body ought to give thanks to the
Gineral. It's all his doins. and |
can prove il. 1t is true it was brought
about jest now by what they call
Engiish mediation; but If we trace il
all through we shall find that the Gin
eral was al the bottom Of the whole of
II.
This mediation was brought over
last week to Norfolk in the king Of
.nSiand's Panta,oon; not his corde-
roy pantaloons, but his brig Panta-!!
Ion1. We'll now, how came the king,
OF England TO send over this vessel
and offer TO settle this hash business
between Us and France! WIZ it!
was because the French had called
home their charge and their minister.I
ana there seemed to be no other way
III to settle the business. unless it
va: to SO to fighting. Well, what
made the French call home their
charge that was here to see to their
ous'nesss twas because the gineral
Gai'ed home ourn. And what was
me reason the gineral called home
ourn! 1t was because the French
"ou'd'n mt pay the money, II was be-
cause the gineral called them SIGH
outrageous names in his message fall
before last, and wouldn't make anyl
explanation. And why wouldn't the
s.neTal make an explanation. 1t was
because he wasn't mind 10. i
), And there you come TO the end OF
I've wors'cd. So you see. tracing it
~ u ough step by step, and connect
'nSit altogether. the gineral is the
~noi' cause OF Eng'and's sending O. .
yer 10 settle TINS COMPOUNDED French /.
quarrel. And II i, hadn't been for the :
s'nerai. 1t wouli'n. have been settled !
"a 'ie world. The gineral is q, the .
lop and botioG. Of the whole Of it, '
,ad though | say it myself. he has
zone more for his country than any
"dy else ever did: and / think he
.uSnt 10 De Presiden, as long as he il
YES and then appoin. one 10 re..a y
remain the pubiic's and the cin-.g
iaIthiuI and humble servant. h
SARGENT JOEL DOW MING k