Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-04-20

Eight Dollars to make speeches in Congress, with
The right of free postage. and you hear cnuf OF
.siast Drop matters; but when It comes TO camp
DUTY, and raw beef and stale bread, and bagnet
work. then the ..firs, Drop folks have to stand
the racket II dollars a month. telFd Ginerai
Scott-says |, "Gneral, suppose YOU would a.
bout rs leave fight eat, for that IS your natur
but for my part, seeing as how Things are GIT
lin on remarkably smart now al! over the country
and the spring Of the year, too, hnd the ne" ih'.
prov emenis every day, and the green leaves ana
grass and the ItiIe children, all sprouting, and
The canals and railroads about halt made, and the
cotton crops Jest about besInaing, and the banks
all lest getting into specie payments, ana every
thing looking about siIck-to say nothing about
the steamboats, crossing the Ocean every week
it does seem to the thai war won he'P ''a''e's
no how"
81 know that, Major" says he-"War - great
CALAMITY and there amt only one thing worse,
saws he s.What is that?'' saysl. "NatIonal dis
honor" saws he--straI'ening up PrItfy ngh IKE
an Aroostook pine. $50 ahead, you critiur. says
|, s,nd If there is any chopping to be done Down
East let me know" Well, you see what ne has
done; and all I've got to say about It thus far IS,
that when Won come think that a man nigh upon
Sc zen feet high and strait as bean poe, and an
orif from one eend toiher. willing to work like
!, beaver nj all pints-South and Southwest. Norfh
and Northeast and Dorm East, to keep an honor
able peace and watching like Ink 10 see that the
n,tion's honor is no way sled-l do think, tho a
war would give me a considerable boost mp IN The
world in military rank, tie man who keeps the
peace is. according TO the Good Book, entitled to
a blessing especially if war is his trade.
There is one thing think Mr.. Van Buren, de-
serves great credit for, that is in commanding
the sarvices of such a man as Gineral Scott TO
manage all ma Of this natur; and there IS on
Iv one thing more think is wanting, ard that the
People are entitled to; and that rs, some one to
manage the money matters of the country as
well. | 90 the principle that if a man does
right in using the best plough he can get on his
farm, and sowing the best grain-Jest SD a PresI-
den, does RICH, IN calling into the sarvice OF the
country the best talent The country hns-fhe Peo-
pie are entitled toif-and if PARTY folks grumb'e,
thev should take il out in grumbllng. Look what
"Partv" has done already for some years back
.sScratch ploughing and smutty croPs"-but enut
of this.
thank you for your kind invitation to stop ande
ca, Peaches with you ",cAen they ore ripe" and |
as remember you have got some capital early APP
pie trees on voar farm iii stop and take bite on
my way north, and a chance at the peaches when
return back, Jest by way of reminding you OF
bid tunes in the bank-f"r just so sure YOU re-
member, when you tell'd folks you thought Peaches
would be ripe in September, they would be down
Ipon you to get a nip of early apples in June,
md then fetch up the Peaches afterwards
The fact is, Squire, am desperately AFRAID,
now that you and tho General have both backd
ont and gone TO get some quiet and rest, that
good MANY of US will have cause TO feel that good
lines have gone by-on!y with this difference.
hat the Generals extra work came from his no.
ton of 'rewardin. friends s. Furnishing enemies
md YOU went on the principle of feeding both +
md one was about as hard work as tother.
As Amis KndIe haint got Post office nigh /
YOUR farm, send this letter to the New York Elk
press, TO print and send out, and suppose you'll
yet it somehow that way best.
Your friend in old times. and times present. and
lines to come J. DOWNING,
Nj ior DowningviIle Militia, I'd Brigade