Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-10-14
Hom the Ne.o York Ezp,ess.
RETIRE PROM MAJOR JACK DOWNING.

TSom the Ne.s York Espres. II
kErrER PROM MAJOR JACK DOWNING. v
No. 4.
MAJOR DOWNING ON THE MESSAGE.
If the Major calls this ouly atakin the bark d
of ONT" we don't know what will be lcftof the lc
timber by the time he has 60 the "squarc ont'- h
but vs. will DOT, by any remarks Of our own, de- &c
good temper Of which Is only equalled by its pure
and unalloyc cd patriotism. K
MARINE Pavilion, RocKAwAy, L. l. /.
September llth, 1887, in sight Of they !!
WRECK Of the Two Pollies.
To Uacls Sam.
Mx ON FalExD.-l have been readin the
tom to top--and from the mide ont both ways
and rolrJ ii over just as carpenter does log I
and drawI chalk lines to get the square ont, and
sharpen'd my axe pnd began to chip of II Is
more than days j,b, and don't know that can |
promise in this letter, to do more than gis the
bark OF II n plagy long Message, seem tina:
u speaks q ony one matter-but this comes from
eur great folks in Office usia sieb long words, and
striagin' On EN- togather like iogens, when few
short oass would tell the same story.
lssmemhsF, one day whe" wa: tohun', Uncle
Joshua got letter from Washington, from
friend Of hisin who had gone there to ask the
Cioeral to make Uncle Joshua Postmaster He
& told long story shout the delay-and that the
Gineral was sick-and that the doctors said no
was nor 'coscalesccne.' Con whatr asked Aunt
Nabby. why Conwa,esent,' said Uncle Joshua,
rubin his sPectacIes. 'What in natur is that
complaint now, ask'd Aunt Nabby agin.-'Don't
know, says Uncle Joshua, 'but all hope is, it
amt the name 'fa sew pasty-it 10 one 10th
or, lam afraid-and il il - the latter, must all
brush round and turn 'Conw alescnt' as soon as
possible, or ] shan't git my Office, that's sarting
and Jest then j came in, and il was well did,
or Uncle Joshua would had all Downngsvillc
caIrd to q. public mectin, and tho hull Jackson
g"r,, wvurn na-c g.ac :sshl over 10 the 'Consra-
Iesene' party in no time. BIT teli'd
Uncle Joshua what the ralc meanin Of tho word
was-and that it was only the Doctors ,cay Of
sayi; the 0ineral was .gitfin better 'Well,' says
he, Pm glad it's worse-for it's "a hard matter,
MajoN 70 change the name Of party; but why
in natur didn't the man say so--.giesin better is
plain English, but 'COnralesent is Jest word
Mt ALL 4 was afraid says Aunt Nabby, sit was
hydrafoby.' 'Hidra-6jdle stick says Uncle Josh
ua, Il know'd it warn't that-ior a Dog would jes
q soon dare bite hot plddin to bite the Gin
eraI' And all concluded that the best way
was to use plain laDguage-and it has been q les
70 INC tor since.
Now rs TO this message, every body thinks hi
knows what it means, and all that part ont tina
has any Of the 'Conwalesent natur about it, is 81
sugar'd over prtty much, every body swallows j
right down. But that uiDt my way; know thcr,
is always two sides to pewter platter If Ihav'
timc ! mean to rub of the sugar an gildin, an
see what is left ont; and then i I6a1 Il the .ral
grit I'll 60 and advise every bodQ 10 80 il; bu
II ON the contrary, find it wont hold water, an
aint sound doctrine, wont go Il, and - man II
all D,wningsville will go Il. Every body say
that have bearn speak ont, (and every body i
taIkin Of nothin else jist now) that thsre IS "a
~issakc' in that message. Now thick see
good many nsiseakes about it, The FIRST mistak
i. it's long at both cends and not slset enoug
in the middlc-seein that the Globe folL
have lost the prntin ont, G.ryou won't see s
long . one agin in one spell SO long as them Con
sarpatirc folks keep the Print0-E0 The ne,
mistake is, il says lcctle too much about sep.
rasis The GoVerSmens' from the general consarn
Of the people, and as sass for the goose ought ,
b sass Tor tho gandcr,' Congress began right Q
to try fke Experiment, first in the Prntin line, an
see how that will work, and the first thing We %
is tho Globe folks, that haint been separated, no.
for goin on over eight years from q good $50 90
tit year Of Tho Government routh right d
and another pig has got holt. don't like to see
man Or pig lose his tit, unless he deserves
and i'll can find out that the Globe folks don't d
servo 70 lose theirs, they shall have the print;
" all my Letters for nothin.
The Acxt mistake is in takn too severely ag
tho Banks, and separatin all cousarns Of the Go
esnment from them. ! should like to know nc
who first asked to be eOnDecsed--wa: u the Go
erpmcsc or sthc Banks?' Mr. Kindle, perhal
cananswer shis, and tell Us who sent round amo
the banks-some four years ago. The banks
be SURE, have got prtty bad name jist now; .
jist 30 tho old quaker's dog got a bad characts
and como near the loss ofhis life by it; his mas,
said he would not kill him, but I'll give thee
name;' Bad dog, bad dog says he, and aw
went TOwser, and afOro he got round the corn
the boys al arter hum with sticks and stones
|bad dog, mad dog and the folks scampcred, q
the Old women slam'd the doors shut; and it y
nigh upon all with poor Towscr. II
hadn't been for his gitsn to the river. and as 81
as he took the water and swan like duck-e
Ty body stoPd and said. swell, that dog haint
the hydcafoby.' And jist 30 it will be with
Banks, they will get afiout to rights, and the,
great many folks will say it was . shame to
busc en- ] don't think il Uncle Sam c
such shines rs he has Of late, that he will flint
bunk or q natural Person, Mr.. Wright sa
ready to take him 10 rs partner agin on any
especially il he goes on the principles OF sc
Tatin' himself when il suits him, ithout regaI
his 'agrcemcnt Of cOpartncrship,' 40 he did 81
ngo, with the L. 8. Bank.
The groatest mistake Uncle Sam ever mad
when he talks Of separosis himself from
class or portion Of the pcople--forf it warnt
the people Of all classes-on whose earning