The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-02

,vas the only dependent on this farm, u mish. pe
!. d;Herept matter; but when know tha' many
depend on matters going straight here, cant =.
his negligence Of yours go by. 30 you hls'
W., ri can't have any man on this farm who
.li.c,ects his dutyn Mr.. Jones looked considera-
IL s,reaked, and said that il was not entirely MS
ca,l, and thought he'd git round the Ginerai by
,sll;ps him that he had been al a Log Cabin
nSas,inpn about three miles OIL the evening be-
Core. but this only seemed to SET the old Gincfai
hoppin' mad, and SO he told Mr.. Jones his best
nIan was 10 quit the 'Iog Cabin party, and go
right of 10 Washington, and .Jlne the Soyein-
,nent marty. and il he didn't know any BODY III
he Government, he'd give him letter OF recon-
mend. saving, "This Is man who Is willing 70
mealect the duty he is paid TO perform, and wili
80 eleclionecring even al the risk Of letting the
Iogs ali IN the garden And so Mr.. Jones has
!, s,nit and The Gineral is now looking round iol
good man TO I'LL his place
fell the first go oil a leetie sorry Tor Mr.
Iones-bal when | come to talk with the Cine
r,J about il, | found he was sorry too" bui,
saws he. eMajor, the etarnal principles OF jug
ne and duty must be observed, or the hogs wil
have the upper hand. There" says. he, "was
i GOOD fence, and il was Mr. Jones duty TO see
The bars all UP and secured, and he was paid ior
attending TO Il; the coming crops depend on II,
and all the people and their families employed
here depend ON these crops; now, II he negleets
his duty, and the hogs undo in one night more
than can he restored by all my wolkmen IN
month, you see al once, we all must quit and so
ON the highway with the hogs. Mono" says
he, II don't ask what a mans politics are--if he
neglccis his duty, that's enough Tor me, he Is no
longer my man, and ! would serve my own
brother son jist So"
"Well,n says l. "Cinral believe you are
right; but" says l, "that aint the way things
are managed al Washington amy how. Folks
there says |, Saint considered fiji for any Office
unless they can show their ability TO 90 oil cleo
tioncering, and work sharp TO keep IN Office the
folks who appointed them" "Well, says the
Gneral "what is the consequence, and what
do we see2 Do the folks who have charge of
the great political farm think that the people are
going to stand still and see the ruin that follows
such conduct, and not make an effort to come at
the abuse?n
tell you what il is, the old Hero has got the
old '0S grit in him, or Pm mlsiaken-and when
he gifts to the White House, if he don't keep an
eye on making folks look well 70 their duty,
without fear or without favor ! will be the hrst
man TO remind him of this days hog chase; and
there Is no mistake about it, for he said at break
fast openly and before all the workmen and
strangers at table, that oood goreJnmem and
GOOD farming were exactly alike; and to keep
both up, and going straight and right could only
be done by 'Eta3uaI Dieiiance'-an so sure
as there was hole in the fence, or bar down,
whether in the lars that protect the people, or
the fences that protect the corn fields, me hogs
would Git into the enclosure and 90 much mis-
chief; and he whose duty il was TO look to these
matters should be held to strict accountability
or there was no no use in having laws or fences.
The Ginral has a notion that 1t VIII never
answer for man at the head OF farm, or at
the head of Government, 10 have pets or Jd-
roIiies in Office any longer than they do Their
duty faithfully. "Now," says he, :" there is Mr..
jones' would rather go bare foot for week
than part with him but il wont do TO trust HIM
to CRAFTY my liking for him; for how can com
pensaie he many who depend on my farm Tor
living, if keep man 10 look TO the fences and
he neglecs his duty ?"
So YOU see what folks in office have got to cx-
pect when we leave the "North Bend" and
take possession of the JJhite House; and if the
doctrine the Ginra goes upon, don't give salts
faction to the honest and industrious portion OF
the people, then il will be because they are will
ing to pay for negligent and electioneering fence
keepers, and content 10 see the hogs in the corn
fields, that's all.
So no more at present from your loving Ma
jor, J. DOWNlNG,
Major, &c, &c.