Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-25

I, to know what on srih hss become Of ",he Cpl os
tcn;" hsint seen a'ale Loco Foeo now gong en-
nigh two months
suppose you are all Gems jsrsb bic curious to X, ow
who the Gineral 10 eoirg TO sppoint to oil the big
and little Offices, and have taken care TO oak the
Gineral and he has told me al abenf u, and ssys
am at liberty TO tell YOU and every body else, and
don't see the use in keeping this matter any lon
ger in the dark. I saw ths paper the day sfore we
started and il was the last that peek'd up, 10
the biggest sh ct you ever all ,uled of in vide
stcaks and on top is written, az. met Of my Jeiier-
citizens schs bssrs able 10 discharge faithfully
aud honssi the duties Of the elee 10 ,ohiek may
nsmiaais htm 10 The Senate efths u. s.. r appsint-
mtnt," and ,hatis pretty much oil could sec, eS-
eept the OUTSIDERS writ IN tenci, to be lotkd
10 and fird up On and afi.r 4ih .Marehnert"
There is good deal said in all these parts about
Bank matters $, ard every body has some plan or
other TO put things strait. The Gincrs don't him.
self say much about il, but he n eds pretty much oil
that is written on the matter, ard lets folks TALK oil
they know and he finishes of 10y thinking. One
chap cnlrd iother day and read to the Gineral a
long letter from New York. containing statement
| of the big bank in Philadelphia, and showing by
ano her statement that IL broken all bits and
tho that Bank show'd n lorg list OF properly and
debts due to t-yei that all that property and debts
warnt worth my thing, and that il never would do
TO have such another rascaly Considerable ipsiin
ton" "wcll,"says J. "Mister il Sc, ms to ire d at
what you call arisioerae comes higher to ds,neera-
TIC" "Now," says ], 'if that bank had stuck to
'ihe aiisee' aey" and lent money on'y TO the rich
folks, it would now have no bad debts to collect"
10 WE'LL" says hc "ptor fJlks never ought 10 ecr-
row money, they ought TO get along without il :"
"Wel," says "ihati Is no ion never Il ought OH
afoIe, for when was in the last Government along
with GineIal jackson, all our democratic friend,
used 10 poster the Gneral and me all the while TO
make the United States Bank TO shell out to poor
folks, and VIC took The deposits away from il be-
cause the complaint was that Squire Biddc and the
Bank was too arisioeraiie, and didn give poor folks
chance To borrow money to carry their trade
with" "Now," says /, show do you mike that
square whh your present notions"
why the fact is" says he, ''t is pretty tuir
wok TO make the notions OF one time fit the no
tons of other time; but do saw never W m do
TO have another such n Bank TOR u is pretty nigh
all owned by foreign aris' o,rats, and that never will
do IN democratic country-it is dow ntigt aw full;
and MIR Buchanan and Mr. Benton and ali he good
democrats in Congres say will be the ,uin OF the
county,"
"well, now" says ], ali that don't beat Solo
mon! ltew long do you think il would take for
egncrs TO destroy thus county by putting their
money in the big Bark and let Squire ddle loan il
pay it back asain1" This set him to scratching is
he nd little. end not liking that tune he changed
II ard SAID, But II amt right to dean foreigners mo-
ney IN that way, Ii amt treating cn'em well and it
destroys their confidence in U.s. "Wel" SAYS
], 1--WE best lcok Ii tie into that matter ard see
that things oint made worse Than they ne, d
be. We have pri,ty much all US teen str Cling
under and through heavy storm, and lie Tho
has sNed PDy thing may think hms elf pretty
well of. ship mey be good for scmeh hing, tho
she has lost few sails. have seen he 1.-TWO Pol
lies" IN my day stiipt pitt nigh Gle N, hut Cart
Jumper with leete assistance from the ether ow NJ
e's, would ris her up ard she would go Off again
as slick as ever. have Germ fed and cotton
helds all sent TO sma'h IN one squall Of wind ard
hail, but folks would go to work ngin and the mt xt
season. they would have better luck IL nint wise
nor righteous" saysl "for folks TO to croakns
and when times ate bad, turn 10 and sell off and
quit, that is just the time TO hang on and cheer up,
and Off and go at and put things to rights for
good weather ami fair wind" "rhere is one thing -
says |, that Is prltty certain in money Matters
what may lie loan'd or spent IN the country l. not
wssted or lost; II is somewheres about, and folks
don't cat II or drink IT. its only going the rounds
lew years ago the Treasury 50 full IL coudn'l
hold it and now its all out. Uncle Sam haint 90,
dollar in his pocket and is in debt too, bu: " 10
says he is broke ?-he has got plenty Of property,
but If he was TO throw up and sell off his property
in these times II would't bring enuf TO pay one
years expenses he is at. Add SO il is with most
kinds of pToperty,-very few who have much and
owe anything but would come out the lee,e end OF
the horn 10y selling off and giving up. The only
way then is TO TX things so as TO let folks go 10
work at their different trades and callinss and set
matters movisg and you will see then how the ca,
jumps"
"wcll," says he, 81 should like to know what
our new President thinks OF these matters" "Wcll'
says j, she thinks good deal about 'cm, hut he
don't mean TO talk about 'em till 4,h March next,
on account OF his respect for Mr.. Van Buren, who
is President TIL that tme-but when 4ih March
comes then you and all the rest Of the people (nov
considerable over twelve miliions) will all see il in
| black and white so there will Lc no mistake-his
notions about the Constitution Tor the President
TO TAX TO Congress and tell them ni he knows and
then he is sure all the peopie will GIT but iC you
in hurry and would like 10 know my DV,.O..-
about il aiorehand, this thing you may be sure on.
and that is, we shall so back to the pint where the
car run off tho track and look TO the il,
and put all them matters rght-er anime the track.
the engine and the engneers-and mt all the cross
tracks look well 10 the stoifeh mentor next 10
running of the track is getting on oig track and
then go aheGd-nnd with that scraped back nv
right foot and said as say 10 you,
"My saIvice TO you,n
J. DOWNING, Major, SC. Sc.