The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27
From ia Richmond Yhie.
To Dr. John Broeksnbroygh, G. C. ID. H. s. H. j.
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To DR.. john BroeksnbroseA, G. C. d. H. s. r. j.
" b. @.
Dear Doe,or--I see you are nightly pestered with
your Branch Directors, and hate 10 add 10 your
fusion, but cant help il. sir. You have got into
snsrl, aud mean u Tell yon Of H. and you may tell
Mr. Richie. and he may tell Judge Tucker aud Nicho.
las aud Judge Daniel; and when they have heard oil
abou, il, il they don't think too they judges
The Truth H. Doctor. the people are getting 10 be
knowing--snd they ask such strange questions, and
talk independently. that, plague on i. II know what
10 DO in the way Of du,y as Vigilance man. Now
what do you think Of my pcaceable, quiet. and Gas
always lhouph) ignorant ghbor, Tony Stump, STUMP
lag last Saturday at The hrst go off, Tony 10
Of wheel horses election days. and ia all Hsno-
county, there Amt man that draws kinder IN the
traces. or checks quicker Than Tony. Tony is a sort
Of mixture Of the Polar Bear aud The Salsnsnderor
I've him 1t Gold Hsrbor aud at He'll Town, and
he never minded climate He'd talk and drink aud
fight just hard al extreme iolher-and such
cunning way he had VI drnking too. Tony never
would fetch drop, Till the Wing candidate got
upto spesh; aud then, Lord !. how be would pull and
haul the people Oft with him, TO take drink Tony
ioord hs truth, and he diaat ram The people 10 tsiea
10 Them Whig lies. But bless your soul, Doctor, |
don't know whats got into the fellow now. As | was
sitting under tree ut Capt Beas, waiting for the peo
plc get together. tyou and Mr. Richie invited
tool aud reading that part Of the Report you sent
me. that talks so strong asin The Bank-and wonder
ing how that Wing editor could have the mpudence,
alter reading a. to that Judge Tucker ever voted
for the mo,,s,er-aud getting some strong points by
heart, ready for the operations Of the day~ho should
see coming up 10 with both hands 10 his pockets
and his hat hango2 his left ear but This very Tony
stump, This Is Touy's way Of wearing his hat, and
carving his hands when he's out Of sorts.
mir Dodge" said he. without offering his hand
IL reckon you committeeman Is got rough row be-
fore you /"
.Hows that, Tony T. says l. looking as quie. as
could.
"why. I'll tell you Nv it is-you're got a swndler
At the head your ing Committee In the city, and the
people ain, going 10 stand H."
a swindrr, Tony !" says Jumping up on my feet
and s,ufing the report in my breeches pockets, F"
Swindleri Howl Whoi"
"Why. tina, Bank President" Mr. Dodge-"Tha.
Mr.. Brokenberry -
DE-. Brockenbrough, q s~iodler, Tony DIR
peterborough Tony, man Ut the very hrst sort
jam up man, sr-a Of the very highest standing
Ia man
STOP" said Tony. hastily" Now, mono o. that
you cant come around that way, reckon, Mr..
Dodge Didn't hear Captain p. read letter from
the old General TO friend Blair, where the General
said that the Pet Banks had deceived and cheated the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES they had collected ell the money
Stopped payment--snd wouldn't hand over cent-that
they were all set Of rsscaly smders--and that all
the hooks that tell about old times. didn't tell Of such
another pieco Of yIlsny Now, sir, warn't the vr.
yin . Bank one Of the Pet Bsnks--snd. sm't Dr.. u.
the President ofs sginding concer,-and amt that
beinga swinder Of the biggest sor Mr.. Dodge !"
But Tony, my good fellow very kind in
my manner, because thought could pacify the fell
low,) Gen. Jackson d,dni say, that the gen
,lemen that keeps the Banks swindlers he oly
meant that-ihat-that"-
What did he mean, ihen!" hastily cried Tony,
He didn't mean that them big brick houses, where
they keeps the money, swndlers-he didn't mean
that il was the money itself that was swudcrs; for
reckon The old Gniral wsrnt going 10 abuse ihaf,
when he knoweJ how much il had done for u.s. and how
popular il was with the party. No, Mr.. Dodge, it
the people that managed the money--thein they.
that the old Gnira said was swiliders and this, Dr.
Brockenberry is at the head Of them all
Finding that Tony determined ian obstinate fool
he is) TO believe that General Jackson did mean TO
call you swndler tried to explain him the differ
between mems private and public acts-,hat all
public men had two characters-one public and 'toher
prvate-ihat might be dishonest officer or for
instance, lying editor Il thot had we'll put this
case ioo) and still be an honest and conscientious
and that II was TO your public character that General
Jackson meant TO apply the term.
Al this point Tony broke again in blaze-swore
he didn't believe any such fooery--reckoned he
wouldn't trust magistrate that had perjured himself
the bench sheriff that had spent the money that
belonged TO the Treasury, any sooner than he would
trust any other rascal, and heap such ridiculous
nonsense, and wound up by asking which Of them
douc characters II was tina. Swartwou acted in seeing
that the public stole the money and the prpaie
man run If with il. Finding getting pretty
much hemmed M ventured, last ,fort, TO hint
Tony. IN very gentle manner that perhaps General
Jackson mistaken.
My conscience! If you could only have seen the
fellows coun,enance when he heard thls pretty soon
found that perhaps mistaken, if expected 10
creep out at tina, hole. He fairly exploded-s~ore he'd
eat his old hat il he wouldn't believe Gneral Jackson's
sayso, before he would tho bible oahs Of oil the com.
ntiee in Hanover-,alk'd about his beating the
Brtlshpayiig of the public debt-bulyina the French
out OF that money-putting down the MONSTER &c &c.
and finished by throwing off his hat aud coat. and
swearing outrageous oaths, that il any man had any
thing say agin the old Gnera he was the child TO
fight"
This Of course drew crowd-friends interfered-I
snesked off got my horse OF the back door Of the
stable. pulled down the fence, and here I am, with
sound llmbs, thank fortune. but, az Capt. Truck would
say, IN devil OF category.
Nov, my dear Doctor, | tell you what it isl am
ready and willing 10 swim with you, bu, the devil
take me Il III snk with you or any other man. aud
IL yon don't call meeting Of your committee forthwith
and adopt new expedents, and let me hear from
yon Immediately. I'm off for one, and that's AIT
don't like to advise great men, as you all are but
don't see but thing you d. and that is to send
on TO New York for three Of them nareing poiers that
the party eeps therehase them here at each pre-
cinct, on lection day, and give them fifteen shgs
piece to swear that you aint, and and never
will be. the President Of Pet. Bank. We must keep
dark till lection day, and then them Internal Wings
will DO taken by surprise, and we shall have it all
own way.
As TO your being frequently in the bank we can
say, that You write in the Enquirer Office, by, and
nst step into the bank occasionally. get peep the
Wing papers, as Mr.. Richie wont allow them to be
brought into his office. Perhaps you may some.
thing belter--in the meantime, anxiously waiting 10
hear from YOU remain, ready SWIM or Lot 90 as
the case may be-
Yours, &c.
STEADFAST DODGE.
Rough Lane, Hanover, April 22d.