Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-05-06
MAJOR JACK DOWNING
From the New York Express.
LOG CABINET LETTERS.
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HOG'CHAsE.
LOG CAnIN, NoRrH BEND,
April l3, lsI0.

April 10, lsI0.
To Uncle Joshua Do'oning, Downi'tgriHe,
dozen East:
Respected Sir-l woke up this morning
abou, daylight. by the tarnclcst racket ever
heard in my born days.
The Gincral was up, and ont IN his field
with all the dogs, giving chase 10 n parcel at
long. STAB sided, iop eHrd hogs, that had got
in over night through hole IN his tcnces.-
] pnl'd on my boots and kCchcd up my ax,
and lined him, aud for about an hour we had
about as tight pull in driving them critters
out, as ! ever want to have agIn. For
spell thought there wGs no slch thing rs
CITING rid on 'em for some on em showed
considerable fight, as though they had best
rights ,here,-but the Gineral he hung to it,
and Slated round among 'em considerable.
md didn't like to give up; so to rights we
cleared 'en all out, and turned To aud tasten.
cd up The hole in The fence, and then went
ronnd to see what damage they had done
and it was surprising to see how much root
ing and destruction these critters had done
over night. 1t will take more than twenty
men for n week to cure 1t. The Gneral was
rale rathy about it, aud called up the man
whose business it was To 90 round every
day to see that the fences was "Oll Kor.
is neglect that cant overlook no how. II
| was the only one dependant on this farm,
it might be different matter; but when !
know that many depend on matters going
straight here, can't let this negligence OF
yours go by. so you must qut-ior | cant
have any man on this farm who neglects his
duty" Mr. Jones looked considerable streak
ed, and said that il was not entirely his fault
and thought he'd git round the GInera by
telling him that he had been at Log Ca.
bin Meeting about three miles off the even
inc before but this only seemed to set the
old Gineral hoppin mad and so he told Mr..
Jones his best plan was TO quit the "Log
Cabin" party, and 70 right off to Washing.
ton, and jne the Government pariy,-and #
be didn't know any body III the Government
he'd give him letter ot recommend, saying,
Tins is q man who is wiling TO neglect the
duty he is paid To perform, aud VIII go cleo
tlonecrng even OF the risk ol letting the hogs
get INTO the garden" Aud so Mr.. Jones has
10 quit, and the Gincral il now looking round
for good man to fill his place.
felt the first 90 off leetle sorry for Mr..
Jones-but when come to talk with the
Gineral about it, | found he was sorry too
"but," says he, Mujor, the eiarnal prncp pies
Of Justice and duiy must be observed, or the
he, % was a good fence, aud it was Mr.. Jones'
duty to see the bars all up anil secured aud
he was paG for attending to it; the coming
crops depend on il, and all the people aud
their families employed here depend ON these
crops now, if he Deglects his duty, and the
hogs undo in one night more than can be-
restored by all my workmen III a month, you
see at once, we all must quit and go on the
highway with the hogs. No-no" says he,
i don't ask what mans politics are-lt he
neglects his duty, that's enough for me, he is
no longer my man, and | would serve my
brother or son jlst So"
"Well," says |, "Gneral I believe you
are right but that amt the way things are
managed ut Washington, my how. Folks
there" says !, :" ant considered tit for office
unless they can show their ability To go of
clectioncrrlng, and work sharp to keep IN Of.
flee the folks who appointed ,hem." "Well''
says the Gineral, what is the conscque nee,
aud what do we sec? DO the folks who have
charge oi the great political farm, think that
the people urc going to stand still aud see
the ruin that follows such conduct, and not
make an effort 10 come at the abuse
! tell you what 1t is the Old Hero has got
the old % grit in him. or I'm mstaken--and
when he gets TO tho white house, if he don,
h'fD HU 'Jt WI Io'N' l'oN "'h w
thrlr duty. without fear or without favor
will be the first man to remind him Of this
days hog chase; aud there is no mistake
about u Tor he said nj breakfast openly and
before nll the workmcn md strangers at Ia
bic. that gsod goropmem and good farming
were exncily alike: and io keep both up, ond
going straight apd riyh,. could only be done
by " EtUnai pieiianre aud so sure rs there
was hole IN The fence, or a bar down,whclh
or in The ia,cs that protect the people. or the
fencts that protect the corniields, The hogs
would git into the enclosure aud do mncl
nischicf; and he whose duty u was 10 loob
to these patters should be held TO strict nc.
rountnbllny-or there was no use IN having
laws or fences. The GlncrnI has notion u
will meyer answer for a man 1T the head m =
farm or NJ tho head of Government. To have
DtiS or JarOries IA office any longer than Tue,