Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-18
LETTER FROM MAJOR DOWNING.
From The Nete York Erpress

To SouiRr BIDpLE; | got your letter ten me
you had quit the Bauk, and intended, # YOU could
possibly manage matters, to 90 TO farming.
know this has always bren youf nofion. and that
youwould do 50 as soon You see all things clear
ahead; and man who has been ciphering So hard
rs YOU have FOR twenty FOR the public,
think has some hight Ito 90 and Dig lils pota.
toes and hoe his corn, and TAXI llc comfort
in his way. But somehow feel, Squire,
leetle wsmblecropi, Just as | dad when the General
left and went home 10 The Hermitage ; aud tho ynu
have left your place GOOD man 10 manage the
Bank as the Gtneral TO manage tie Government,
hope YOU will keep eve inairts aud things,
and give much OF your advice in matters YOU under
stand 10 Mr.. Dunlap and his Cabinet, as the GIN
efil does 10 Mr.. Van Buren, and his Cabinet The
fact is. you and the G,neiall always thought was
made Of prolty pueh the Kind OF gt,t, aud both
on you considerably oyersofkd yourselves, tho the
Gineral got The best ply.
used 10 tell The Gineral--says |. " tiinor YOU
arc too god naiuteJ by half yon not only do GOV
crnmen, work, bur you dip inio Iriity much all kind
OF work that other President ever thought on :"
aud the iact IS. The Gnera did carry matters lar
or let other FOLKS carry Inn so Car, that there was
few things gong lie was mol mixed up with till il got
at last that almost every old Lady about the coun
Try wouldn't set hen WITHOUT writing or calling on
the Giueral 10 ask HIM which WIS the most lucky
number OF eggs TO put IN the HccSi / eggs ! 3
eggs; and 1T almost linn 10 skin aud BONE
Jbelisve you tho only hat WAS able to out
III
ieele yonngef than he WAS. he'd made tooth
pick on you rs he did OF pflty much all the rest of
creaiion. But, AS | sad before, | considerable
wambecropt al yonT leaving public liie-lor now that
the Giheral has gone home aud YOU too feel sumo
what cut out. Mr. Van Buren, don't seem To want
my services no how. and don't complain of iha--l
did expect TO get chance :" Down last E" bur he
selected GENLRAL SooTT-a man that uuitank' d
me all hollow, as he does pry much every
adays.
SAID that II there was any fighting To be done among
the Loggers. lie knew who he could count on. and
iookd me strait III the face mud | sal down and
writ a letter mafk'd "conf}ehtiaL" 10 the cd
brigade and telid EN- to stand firm aud obey no or
ders but Giueral Seou's-tat it was National mai.
ter, aud that he National officer; and when
ne sad = Shoulder hoo" then 10 march aud follow
nm to Hoafton Or Ha1ar, or any other place be M
ning with IL # he chose To lead and IN that W.,
they would not only have Ear foia but would
De sure oil " HIN field aud tat VAS more i'm
pouant.
In this matte, of 6ghling there is one ding
always keep my eye on, and found Ginera Srou in
tue same way oil thinking aud Hal Is, 10 dependess
on folks who say they really To shed the LAST
DROP oil Their blood, than folks who are ready TO
shed the tfst drop. Give a man Eight Dollars To
make speeches IN Congress, wuh the right of free
postage, and you hear enuf of last drop, matters
o"t when II comes To camp duly and raw beef aud
stale bread, and bagnet work. then the first DROP
ioSs have 10 stand the racket at dollars month.
J tellsd GiGera Scott-says l. "G1neral sunnose
20" would about as leave fight eat, for that is
your uaiut-bui Tor my part seeing as how thinos
are eitio on remarkably smart now all over the
country, and the spring Of the year. too and The
ms. improvements eyey day, aud the green leaves
and grass, and thc little children NIL shouting and
tue canals aud railroads about hail made and the cot
ton crops jest about beginning and the banks all lest
ee'ung into specie payments, aud every thing look
"s anoui slck-io Say nothing abont lhe steamboats,
crossing the Ocean every week--it does seem to me
that war won't help matters 10 how"
- know that. Ma or" SAYS he" War is a cre,
calamity aud there am, onl, one hing worse, saws
ne. hat is that y says L. "Nalional dishoi,-
Or says he-stfalienng up putty nigh like an A.
ioos'ook pine. Go ahead, you criur" saws l. .,,nd
mere Is any chopplng 10 be lone Down Eastle me
know. Well, you what he has done and all
I've GOT 10 say about IL thus far is that he is as high
nnd stral. as bean pole and all crit from one ecnd
70 'other IS willing 10 work like beaver N all hints
south aud Southwest, and North and Northeast and
Do"n East to keep an honorable peace and watch.
80, , u" 10 see that the nson's honor is no
way siied-l do think. tho a war would sye mo
considerable boost up in the world in n,,lit,,, ,.,L
.ne man who keeps the peace u.s. ACCORDING IN tho
"ood Book, entitled to a bicsSing-especial, if wa,
is his trade. iJ =" wal
lhere IS one thing think Mr. Van Bnren de-
sA'ss great credit Tor. aud that IA in con,,,,nJi
the sarsices Of such a man as Giaeral ec,,, -, ,e
age All matters oil this natur and there s NH, o..
'nns more llink Is wanting, and that the lieonL,
are entitled 10 s: and that u.s. some one tn ,,,,,,o
'he money matters OF the country as we'll | q, ~,
nv P''hs'p'e 'na' Il man does right ~ using th,
nes' Piougii lie can get his iarm and sovinc
.he BEST gfain-lest SO President does ,Ioht in i
ing into the sarsee Of the country the besi talon, b
country has-he People are entitled In ,t,nJ Il
TAhrr folks grunble. they should tax. !, nm, ~
efumoling. Look what Party" has done alre,Jv
~. sohie years buck" Scratch pioughnp and
smuuy crops'-but enuf ofthis
oahk you Tor your Kind invitation 10 sion and
." esches with You :" wien Aey ars rjpe - and
remember you have got some capirai early an
pe trees On your farm, Ill stop and take a hue nm
~ Wy " me North, and a chance n, The neaches
ueu return oaek, Jest by way ofremndlug van of
Nv '.','es III 'ie oanh-ior Jus SO sure Won nmp,n
""e" you tell folks yoa thou 2ht Peaches vonIJ
=. 'pe IN september, they would be down ,,pon you
se' mp Oh Early Apples, in J .ne, and then fe,cL
UP on the Peaches afterwards. ''''" 'e'''
The fact is. Squire am desncy,,o1, fl,
'naty you and the Gineral have both back,d n,, "ow
gone to get some quiet aud rest. thai good n a"u
on US viii have Cause to feel thai oooJ - 80
gone oy-only with tins difference Thai ina en-
!afs extra work came from his notion Of :. ,e.art
ing friends and publishing enemies. and Won ,'o,
on the principle OF feeding bolh-and one was aha,'
- hard work as tother ~ o"'
As amos hindle halnt got Post Office nipb vo,
."'n, srnd tins letter TO thu :. New ork EXness -
oP'lnt anu send OUT, aud | suppose youli ge, j.
somehow that way hest se'
our Trend IN old times, and times present. and
'' ~ 'o w' J. DOWNING,
MAJOR Downingvile Militia, I'd Brigade.
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