Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-04-23

else, il aint in the hook and remember
list that half on't IL yourn." And so
back we wcnt--and ho sent of 10 town
and got my bundle, aud showed me my
room and as soon as supper was ready
! was ready for it too. And then We
had n regular sci to, and had raal talk
all about most matters and wound np
with little hard cider, and went l."
bed.
II would make this letter too long FOR
n man that haint got the A" lranking PRIV
elidge" 10 tell you what we talked about,
nor will ], in this letter, give you my no
ton about the old Hero /; lor 1t amt one
supper, one talk, one nights lod gng, or
one o lass of cider that gives man n
righ to speak of another, knoriag'y, cs-
peciaIy man up for the first Office ~
the country.
haint forgot yet that letter toihcr old
Hero wrote to Mr. Munroc but what |
have SAID of this one thus far, and know
ing tothcr one as well as | do, ! think
there is this difference e,-both on 'cm are
rale grit, "a their military history shows
and both on 'em have had considerable
to do with lngins. Now whilst one car.
ried Ingin notions to Washington and
spread that doctrine nto his party, think
tolher one will only apply tito ingins, and
give civilized folks a share that belongs
to oi,il,zntip N; but as to this | don't say
positive jiS' yt.
There are some things like 10 see
here in "Me Cobin." and which look
about right. There are fom' pirturs
hanging mp here, which the old Hero
says ought 10 hang in every cabin IN the
country, and that Congress ought ioI
have printed and framed, and sent round
To every cabin that can, afford to buy
'em, - (and lcc,lo saving out of the
public printing would pay the hull en-
pense) and ihoy-isi, The DectTct on i
Mdepcnd nce,--2d, The Constitution n
he United 'oIes,-3d, Cn. JPashing
TOMS Fa,qvcH Address, and Nh, The map
0f he United States. Now, with these,
The Ginoral says, a good honest demo
looking well to 'em will straight
en- the crooks of party and as to books,
he says he may have as many ns he eau
afford to buy-tahing care TO see 'hl'
one n, Least shall stand first on the list,
and that is he bible.
There is no telling yet when | can
leave here. The Glnoral says he cant
part with me no how that folks all a
bout the country write him SO many let
ters, and send him so many questions TO
answer, that he halnt got time to answer
'cm all, unless he neg lects his farm and
lets his apple trees 60 untrmm'd, and III
that case he'd have no cider to give his "
friends next fall and 50 ! am going TO
lend him hand in doing some OF his
writing.
There are a good many queries sent to
the Gineral some honest ones, and some |
cunning ones, and all ought to be ans
wcred, and the Gineral is willing to leave
that business to me, only telling me to
keep in my eye the tour pictn's hanging
in the Cabinet Chamber. Some want |
to know what the Gineral's notions are
about money mattcrs,-C Currency, Sub
Treasury, and Banks, and so FORTH
Others, about TulD, and aboliiion, and
Public La,,ls, and SO forth, And others
about oB;cc-holderS, and who ought to
hold office, and SO forth. Others about
Internal Improvement, and State Credit,
and so forth, and So ! expect to be kept
prtty busy for spell answering all these
queries for the Gineral, whilst he is busy
with his farm and apple trees, and it amt
possible for me to say that | can get back
your way till go with the Ginoral to
Washington next fall, SO YOU may ms
well nd dourn the Convention at Down
ingville, and refer all unfinished matters
to me and the Ginoral al the Cabin on
hc WORTH Bend, from which pint you and
all creation vii hear more from
Your respectful neicw and friend,
J. DOWNING, Major, sc. sc.