Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-16
From he Ma Forz Er7--sz-
Major Downing at the Log Cabin,
North Bend.

4 From he -Ntls ForS Er7--sr
Major Downing at the Log Cabin,
/ North Bend.
Log Cabin, Ngrf1 BsnE,l
Mach %, 1910
To tie Moderator q tie D5s-4ils ii.s C5.s=i.sr.
RESPECTED SIR-I got here yesterday
safe and sound, and an as happy IS a
calm at high wsier. My journey from
/ Washington 10 this place would take
about a qaire Of paper r. describe. s. !
wont undertake Il; bar rever has q man
+ had such time, IL was one eternal hur-
/ ran from the time ! crossed the P0.0mac
Itill [ struck the Ohio. didn't care the
/ FIRST 20 of TO lei folks know who vas
or where | was goings bat ons chap
looked into my hat AID seeing my name
slept up 70 me a. the dinner table, ard
asked me if was Jack Downing"
telled him when I was a boz folks called
/ me Jack bat when I RI IN the world,
| thought was entitled 10 Be called J9tz
/ Downing. Well" says he. s-are you
Major Downing2n ..Jist So SAYS l.
.'ls that your AK" saws he, dashed under
that bunde?n at IS" says [. sThaI's
enuf'," says he; and out he wea;, aud
from that time ill ! got here 1 needed
neither hard money or paper currenrys
t there warnt a stage or tavern that
would make me pay a cent; and Il I
could have eaten all the ~Barbaeus~ Of
fered me, I guess wouldn't want 10 eat
again for a considerable spell
| don't think there is aHy use IN keep
+ ing the Convention At Downiagville Tn
gether after you get This letter; the work
IS pretty nigh done. Thee is oGiv os-
notion now all through this everlasting
and eternal country-8ni the present
administration stand no more chance
now than stump tail bulls ID Is urae
The only difficulty IS, folks bega IL
swarm over leetle too fass-aad ,here
50 many on 'em Ia claim the honor Of
being on the right side. that GineraI
! Harrison viii have to SAY a Girerai
/ Wellington did al Wa,erloo--.wher 50
many have done their GI,y / caa' Dis
criminate."
/ got here yesterday, and inquired for
/ the .'oId Hero" and was told IS vas ON
attending to ploughing up some bottom
land, and | went off looking FOR hia1. and
sure enuf found him busy as a bee IN a
tar bucket, and twice as spry. I hadai
& -
/ for settler. Well. stranger saws be.
show 90 ye d0n Right smart SAYS !
How IS It with youF From the E.sss.r
says be, aud going WestF Yes. ana
no. says /. Well says he, 'that sounds
/ right, and makes me hope you s. -Et stop
IN these parts had Eeysr seen E :,
slorc and as had cone 10 MEASURE him
through and through. go1 eyeiog him,
asd we had c0usIde rable conversariou
afore ! let on who / was.-an3 when
did tell him guess al DozninEvll.e
and especially our family and name
would Ike 10 see the right iova hearty
shake Of the hand the cd Hero gave ms.
Why says he. 'Naj1r.a rise ID the Ohic
after long dry spell, was never more
/ pleasing to me than 10 see you-'
Come says he, come along Is mr. cabin,
as for you stopping any where else. II
aint in the book-aad remember 55st taat
/ half ont Is yourn-' AID 50 back we
went-and he sent OF u scwn aa5 rot
/ my bundle, and sAow'd me ms r0oan. aad
as soon as supper was ready vas res b
for II too. Aud thea Ne hal rsx1Isr ser
/ 70, and had q raai talk all about nosl
matier-and wound up with j lscEEe Har2
cider and went to BED.
II would make this letter TOO tong far n
man who haint got the 'fraaki8- prisi-
i iege,s TO tell YOU what we talked ako1f.
cor viii /, in this letter gre voa mv 60
ton about the old Hero. for ID a1r5 one
supper, one talk, one nights IolSias. e.
one glass OF cider thai gives q laaa q
right 10 speak Of another. 81 --5Hs 3. rs
/ Feciaiiy a man uP sof the first o--ies n
/ the country.
haint forgot yet that letter Esther 81
Hero wrote 70 Mr. Noasoe; bar whaf
4 have said Of this one - far. sa5 know
ing foiher one as vel rs { d. fh5aA
there IS this difFsrcnce.-hofa ca 'an
/ have had considerable % DO with sas la-
! gins. Now whilst oa= carried LnEsn no
lions to Washington ami <pseaa thai
doctrine into his party, thiak fosheT ere
viii only apply i % lnginS. and give cix-
| ilized folks share that belooz . civil
/ zation. but a. 20 this doa't say Pcsstzss
yet
There are some things Ike = see
| here in .fAc Cabin and which look sncEs
| right There are fosr pictures hang4ax
/ up here, which the Old Hero says o1zht
+ TO hang IN every cabsn IN TIA co-ntrss. ans
i that Congress o1gh. . have printed 80
/ framed. and SEM round 70 every cahla
! that cant afford 70 buy EN-. fzzd fe-sle
saving out OF the public rrlnssn- wc1id
pay the hulI expense) ana they-fs- IL
| DecEdrots0n Of TadszrEier1S1z- az
| Consfifzssion Of IL Tssfsl Ssz<sz-3i-
/ Gen. Easiiagxoass FsrSz~2 -zSzr=ss.
and IA. Tss Nap q - LT-isss Szs.-s
/ Nov, with these the General says, zrass
honest dsmocrat-lookin- wsil - 'en-