The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-30
To the Editor Of the New Yark Erpress-the
same paper my old friend Mr.. Dwight printed
spell ago.
WASHINGTON, 25th Oct. 1S41.

WASHINGTON, 18th Oct. lS4l.
Mr. Editor,-We have got every thing now
considerably slick'd up-the frontier deviltry
pretty muchquieted- the Semenoles thrash'd
out Of their swamps-all the good laws of the
last session put in harness and matters generally
in train to work wel-and the Government Mill
working as smooth as it is possible, and as Capt
Tyler wanted little rest and quiet he has gone
down to Virginny, for there is no more chance
to get it here than on the top of locomotive
for folks from all parts of creation keep calling in
to see and shake hands with the Capting, each
one thinking now that Congress amt here it is a
good chance, and so each one adds to the crowd,
and wonders why so many folks are found at the
White House, at this dull season-making
pump handle of the Capting's arm and some on
| 'em trying to pump something out on hm-but
the Gaping is as cute as he is civil; and instead
of letting folks pump him, he manages to let
them pump themselves, and kindly advises them
to put their notions down in writing; and when
man gets on that tack you know he is very likely
to shell himself down to a corn cob. This is
a pretty good way, Major" said he one day, ssto
getata right notion of things for there are great
Il many of our fellow-citizens who are not in Con-
n gress or in Offices, who know almost as much of
most matters as those who are and its our bust
ness to sift the chaf from thercorn, and then
judge as to what is best to be done. ''Now,'
says he, 'the only matter that remains to be
done by the next Congress is to put the money
affairs OF the country on right footng-and as
it is my duty to tell Congress what I think is
best to be done,-we must get all the informa.
ton We can from the people and then let Con-
gress hammer it into shape-and if the shape
don't suit what think to be the wishes of the
people, I'll send it back to be re-hammered till il
does. And now, says he, Major, do you take
charge OF all these written plans that are sent
in whilst am absent in Virg inny, and put them
in your tanning mill and sitter, so that we can
have on my return the clear corn to look into
without the chaff"
So you see | have got something of job be-
fore me now, and every man who calls to see
gone to Virgnny to look after his farm-.hat
every think is now in order, the Semenoles
thrashed out, the frontier troubles all settled and
general Scott taking care of all the patriot ras-
Gals on both sides Of the INSTRUMENTATION bill
Home Squadron bill, Distributing of Public
Land BILL Bankrupt bill, Revenue bill, and all
other matters, Except the Currency all doing
their work for time and need and if they have
any thing to say about currency matters, to put
it down in writing, and that i will 90 into the
tanning mill and sitter, and so forth, and so
forth. So this makes short story, and the next
day in comes new plan about "fScalities,"
no one thinking 1t safe yet to name Bank"
any more than he would "Sub- Ireasury'-
and this lifts my dander, for there Is no indepen
dence about it. but sneaking spirit that don't
like, for there is great deal Of good to be sfted
out. of both plans, Bank and Sub Treasury.
So mean to tell Gaping Tyler, as soon as he
comes back, that if a new name is wanted for
the institution that is to manage our money af-
fairs, we must call it "I'he Sub Treusury
| BGnk'-there is no better name in creation. So
| | want you to tell all the folks of both parties
just to get their political gizzards ready | ex-
pect to be able in my next letter to give you the
result of my tanning and sitting mill !; it will be
something of a friend, for have got already
nigh upon two-bushel basket full of plans, and
among them considerable show of clean corn,
and if Congress and Capting Tyler agree about
1t, we shall have before next grass about as
complete system as these United States ever
went ahead under.
am sorry to see so much said in some of the
papers about the ''breaking up of the whig par
y." 1t is no break up of the true whig party,
because IN some cases folks calPd wings loose an
election: Perhaps in that district, some folks
they are not true wings The principles of
true wings is to go for honest men to Office. no
matter oy what name they are caird-for one
tning is sartln, II the people do not elect good
men to make laws for them, they can't expect
good laws TO be made-no more than farmer
can expect 10 raise good cropby planting smut
ty grain; and no more than TO expect GOOD
PUDDING II rotten egg goes into the mixing
Now II Is no matter what name you call smutty
grain or rotten egg-Whg or Tory-if il is
smutty grain or rotten egg, there is no mistake
about il, il will tell in the crop and the cooking
The true wing and honest and safe doctrine
is, for every man who has a vote, to put il in
the ballot box for an honest man. If he don't.
he or his family will cut short fodder; and If
ne doubts this doctrine and trouble comes, don't
blame his friend and fellow citizen,
J. DOWNING. Major. &C., &c. &c