The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-16
MAJOR DOWNING on HIS. way
TO THE NORTH BEND.

Washington, t0ih March, 1870.
To Ls Moderator II tLs Dspaiag grille csnrsnl o.s
RESPECTED SIR: have been wailing
here day sr,er day. bot Congress don't
seem 10 make much hesdwsy wilh pub
lie business; and as don't receive eighs
dollars day. as they do. Cor doing no.
Thing. have come 20 the noiion 10 leave
them counting Eyes and Noses. and take
q slant out west and see What is going on
among The log-cabins 90. that usy.--snd
especirlly 20 90 and see ihe Old North
in his own cabin. and measure him cross.
ways and length wsys--perpendicular
and slaniindieular.--s0t thai can tell you
all exactly MOI only aha, Think IN hin,
bni what sll creation Ought 20 think on
him. must say. haze al along had
my qualms about trying another Old He
70. as The last one was e'enamosi enuf for
one generations: bat there Is no saving
that "hsirs of The same dog wont cure
The bi,e;" and The LORD knows ws want
some kind of cure fOr The bites we have
had.
hope the convention wont scatter ill
yon gu my next letter.
II lind things 90 my liking, IL aint
impossible that | may slay Jui west lill
ar,sr next election; aad if 90. then 10 re-
turn To Washington with the Old Hero,
on or before The 4lh of Msrcb next
There Is ONE thing you NAV depend
On: Il find General Hsrrison no, the
man folks says he is--if lind him man
Of particular party, and no, Of the ma
tion-Ill draw some Of ME-. Ben,on's
black expuneing lines round his name,
and LEI him stay where he T.: but IL arter
talking. and eating. and drinking. and
ploughing. and grubbing, and fencing .
spell With him. find he hes got the rale
grit in him. III say So.
say. as some fsI Is id Il spell spell sso with
foiher Old Hero. Times have 90, so
now. am determined TO recommend no
man for President nll have had chance
To measure him. The people sre eniiiIed
TO good nlan--one vino will do Justice
to all parties, and 60 by ihe constitution
: anil The lars. The country has had pnuf
Of party Presidents; and as The party in
power have had IL all their own way now
for nigh twelve years. and got things
pretty considerable sisrn foremost, las
q any party will that goes more for parry
E Than the good Of The coun,ry.) think u
is about time To tack ship, and iry IL We
cant make things go ahead. Folks in
office, suppose. wont agree TO this prin.
cipie; and as there are good many on
EN-. aud all drawing preuy good pay. in
hard currency Too, they will work Ike
beavers m keep things as they are but
hope they will remember that they are
: not all creation.
There is one thing. when | think on',,
; makes me crawl all over, and lifts NV
; Iander considerable: that a sci Of men
, filling all kinds of offices, from the high.
est TO The lowest. with wages from $40 a
day down TO SO day, all Turn to aud
!, spend more time and labor in working for
:, the purpose ni keeping in Office. than in
4 performing the duties Of their offica-and
so. instead Of being the peoples servants
claim TO be the peoples masters. This
will never dol for onr. can, stand il
any longer. The time has come for the
people to lnok 10 il sfore it gifts 6x',l so
they cant correct il short Of trouble.
Bui won; say more abou, this now; nv
steam rises too much when | think ont.
start to. morrow morning for . The
Log Cabin" al The North Bend. and my
|, next letter. hope, will tell you Of my
safe arrival ,hers--and srler that. look ont,
! Your friend.
! ]. DOWNING. Major. &c. &C.
aud Member Of the Convention.