Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12
From the New York Express.
WAsHINoToN, I'd April, A. D. 1889.

WAsHIsoToN. I'd April, A. D. 1889.
To Squire Bidde-
got your letter ten me you had quit the bank,
and intended. If you could possibly so manage mat.
tiers, to go to farming. ] know this has always
been your notion and that YOU woull 60 70 as soon
as you all things clear ahead and man who
has been cyphering so hard rs you have for more
than twenty years for the public, now think has
some right 10 60 and dig his own potatoes. and hoe
his own corn, and take little comfort in his own
way. But somehow feel, squire, II eelle wam-
blecrop'd, list as did when The Cine, al left and
went home to The hermitage; and tho you have left
in your place as good man TO manage the bank
the Gneral did TO manage the government,
hope YOU will keep an eye on matters and things,
and give as much of your advice in matters YOU
understand 10 Mr.. Dunlap and his cabinet, as the
Gneral does TO Mr.. Van Buren, and his cab.
met. The fact is, you and the Gineral | always
thong ht was made of pry much the same kind of
grit, and both Of you considerably overworked
yourselves, though the Gineral got the best pay
| used TO tell the Gineral-says | Ginernl, YOU
are too good nalured by half, you not only do gov
eminent work, hut you DIP into tritty much all
kinds Of work that no other president thought
on,'' and the fact is, the GneraI did carry matters
far, or let other folks carry him SO far that there
was few things going on he was not mixed up with,
till il got So at last that almost every old lady about
the country wouldn't set a hen, without wiring or
calling the Gneral TO ask him which was The
most lucky number Of eggs to put in the neest, IL
eggs or Is eggs: and it almost wore him TO the
skin and bone. believe YOU was The only man
that was able to outwork the Gineral, and If it
| hadn't ben that YOU eetle Younger than he
was, he d made tooth pick on you, as he did Of
prlty much all The rest of creation. But as | said
alore am considerable wamblecropt at your leav-
ing public lile-ior now that the Gineral has gone
home and you too, | feel somewhat cut out. Mr..
Van Buren, don, seem 10 want my sarvices no how,
and don't complain of that-l did expect 10 git
chance down east, but he selected Gineral Scott
a man that ouranked me all hollow, as he does
pretty much every man nova days. 1owsever,
Gineral Scott didn't forget me, and said that if any
fighting was TO be done among The loggers. he knew
who he could count on, and looked me strait in the
face; and sat down and wri, letter, marked
'confden'ial" to the 81 Brigade, and ,ed 'em 10
stand firm, and obey no orders but Gineral SCOTS
that il was a national matter, and that he was
national officer; and when lie said " shoulder hoo"
then to march and follow him to Hol,on or Hall.
| fax, or any other place beginning with H-if he
chose 20 lead and in that way they would not
only have a Fairfield, but HIN field, and that
was more important.
In this matter of fighting, there is thing
| always keep my eye on; and found Gineral Scott
in the same wav of thinking and that is to depend
less on folks who say they ready to shed the
last drop of their blood, than folks who arc
ready 10 shed the fist drop. Give man eight
dollars a dav TO make speeches in Congress, with
the right OF free POSTAGE and you hear enuf of the
g last Drop matters &; but when it comes TO camp
duty, and raw beef and stale bread, and bagnet
work, then The "frst dropH folks have to sran' The
racket at IS month. ,el'd Gineral Scott
says ], "Gneral. suppose you would about as
efs fight eat, for that is your naur; but for my
part, seeing as how things are getting on remarka-
biz smart now all over the country, and the spring
of the year TOO, and the new Improvements every
day and The green leaves and grass, and the little
children all sproulng, .and the canals and railroads
about half made and the cotton crops Jest about
baggng, and The banks all Citing into specie pay.
men's. and every thing looking about sck-to say
nothing al out the steamboats, crossing the ocean
every week-it seems to me that wont help
matters no how" 81 know that" SAYS he, "maor,
war is a great calamity, and there an only one
thing worse" says he. "What is that 7" said |.
"NaionaI dishonor,'' said he. Frightening M
priuy nigh like an Aroosook pine SEQ ahead,
you crIllur," says Sand if there is any choppiny
to be done down east, let me know" Well, YOU
see what he has done; and all i',e got say about
i, II thus'hr is, that when you come to think of a
man nigh upon seven foot high and strait a bean
pole. and grit from one eend 10 loler, and will
ling 10 work ike a beaver AZ all pins- south and
south west, north and north east, and do,cn east
TO keep an honorable peace; and watching like a
Ink, to see that the atoms honor is no way siled,
do think Jlio' a war would give me a considerable
boost up in the world in military rank, the man
Xho keeps the peace is, according The good book,
en'illed to a blessing especially, if war is his
r trade.
There is one thing | think Mr.. Van Buren, de.
serves great credit for, and that is in commanding
the services ofGIneral Scott TO manage all matters
OF this naur and there is only one Thing more
think is wanting, and that the people are entitled TO
and that is some one to manage The money matters
Of the country as well. ] go on the principle that
if man does ri ght in using the best plough he can
70 | QIyi he hos in i ca
President does right in calling into the service Of
the country the best talent the country has-the
people are entitled to it-and if party folks grum-
BILE they should lake it out in grumbIing. ook at
what party has done READY for some wears back -
"scratch ploughng, and smuuy crops"-but enuf
, of this.
! thank you for your kind invitation 10 stop and
eat peaches with YOU when they are ripe and as
, remember you have got some capital early apple
trees on your farm, IN stop and take bite on nv
way north. and chance NJ the peaches when /
|.relurn back jest by way Of reminding YOU of old
ftimes in the bank-for jest so sure, you remember
when YOU ielld folks you thought peaches woud
be ripe in September they would be down upon you
to get nip of early apples in June, and thenietch
up on the peaches afterwards.
The fact is, squire, | am desperately arald now
I that you and the Ginera have both backed out and
, gone 10 get some quiet and rest-lha good many
on us will have cause to feel that good times have
7, gone by-only with this difference that The Cine
rails extra work came from his notion of"reward-
ing friends and Furnishing enemios," and you went
, on The principle of feeding bsh--and one was
! about as hard as loher was
As Amos Kndle haint ye got post office nigh
YOUR farm ! send this letter 10 The n. Y Express,
, to print and send our, aud suppose youl git il
some how that way best,
, Your friend in old ines aud times present,
Ana tines TO come,
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