Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-07-04
From the n. Y. Express.
MAJOR DOWNING AND THE .TWO
POLLIES."

H After long silence, we are happy to an
nounce TO our readers, Our convictions, that
rich treat is in store for them. Oar friend the
Major, although silent, has not been ldle.-
The 4th Of July or " Independence day," is al
ways great day in New York, rs it should
be any where but the trial of skill in haul
| ing out "ihe I'po Poilies" on that day, will we
doubt not add much to its interest. We have
been assured by The Major that the hull Of the
Two Pollcs is snug as a mt" il conld not
be otherwise, and float after the trial she has
gone through. lie tells us all that she re-
quircs is a "proper rig" And MS soon after
the 9TH as practicable, we shall know more.
TO The Editor Of The Elpress-hc same paper
my old friend .'Lr. D,cighl had a spell ago !:
| On board the " Iico Poiiies,"}
Nigh the Dry Dock, June %, 1893.
| ] sent sarcular a few weeks ngo to Squire
Biddlc and all the other leading bank folks a.
bout the country, something artcr this fash
ion" Conference.-The time is now pretty
nigh come when some on US must be stirring
our stu,nps to lend hand in rigging ont tho
Iieo Poiiies, and clicking things up about
her for voyage-as she has been now long
enough idlc-and if something aint done n.
bout the matter, we may as well agree TO
break her up. Gittin her off shore at Rock
away was my part of the difficulty, and the
next is to rsM and rig out"
/ In reply to this sarcuar ] got letter from
the squire" saying that as he had no hand
IN getting the Two Poliics into difficulty, he
didn't see how in natur he should DC cal'd on
TO git her out on't-iho he would be very will
ling to lend a hand, providing that folks
wouldn't charge him with meddling with
matters that didn't belong to him, SC.
| got also hull hat full Of letters from the
Wall street iolks,-some proposin ono plan
Of ".GAin out" and some another--tho most
on UNI agreeing to furnish ballast sn,y, as
they had as much and more Of that than they
knew what to do within fact they offered
me SO much ballast that there would be no
room left to stow cargo-and the 7ico Pol
hes" nor any other Polly evor made q good
vygc yet londed with ballast.
So arler thinkcn spsll.l concluded that
the best course would be TO fix day for cal
ling ga Convention give them a trial.
And 80 sent another sarculnr requesting
that Squire Biddle and all the other bank
folks would, on independence day, next COM
ing,be in readiness in their boats, in the East
river, nigh the Dry Doek--where the "Two
Pollies" is--and haul her out in the stream
| seem to have notion that in this way can
tell pretty nigh how things are to work-by
the way they will manage their oars. For If
folks haint got wit enough to pull together in
taking a vessel from the slip into the stream,
| don't think they ought to bc relied on for
managing matters in rougher weather.
am happy to say that. all hands have a
greed to make trial according to my rcqscst,
and SO, on independence day, look out nnd see
how nigh my next letter will describe the
matter.
Squire Diddle says he'll bo here with his
four and twenty oar'd long boat and plenty Of
medium Tor rope, I suppsses)-th he says,
he don't like to meddle in the matter till 9TH
or folks have tried their hand. So the honor
of taking the Two Pollies out in the stream
will first be tried by the Wall street folks
and have no doubt they will finish the bust
ness if they can agree to pull together, and
in that case the Squire may take back his "a
oar'd long boat to Phadelphy again and his
medium along with him, for one thing am
determined on, and that is,that the folks who
succeed best in hawlipg the Two Pollics in
The stream shall have the say in rigging OH
her up for the vygc, which hope will be
long aud prosperous one,and no more Citing
on shore or in the breakers.
So no more from your friend,
DOWNING, Nfqjor
Do'oningviLie Militia, I'd Brigade.