Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-09-22

House, and some said that there was 1,oro oo,.
ernnaent than there ever had been since Gener-
al Jackson's times, but what scared me rrora
than any thing else was meeting Mr.. Nus
who was first mate under Capt Jumper Of tho
'Two Pollies, who had quit going 10 sea and
was going West TO buy "a quarter secriuDn---
He had come through Washington and he elpd
me :hat things there was pretty much like tho
old story he once told me about sailor ooipr
on a farm and undertook TO drag stone on
sled with two oxen and an old mare ahead
and flies biting pretty sharp, tue oxen somehow
turn'd their yoke and got wrong eend first
and that old Brindle, the larboard OK, got on the
starboard side,-and Buck the long horn and
The starboard OK, got on the larbOard side-aud
the old mare got tangled in The rigging and was
kicking up and founcing about and lhe whole
consarn going TO everlasting and eternal smash.
WELL thinks |, if any thing like these re-
ports is going at Washington, its high time for
me 10 be 'here,-and buckled to and pushed
on about the spryest,-and as | said alore. I
was leetie staggered where to 90 frsi,-but
as there Is no way SO sure TO find fresh loaf,
as going rlghi up to the oven,-so made a
pretty strait track to the White House,--and
when the President heard that had come he
was about much lickled when he first
heard folks all about creation sing the song Of
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too, he took me bv
the hand and nigh upon shook my arm off, and
chuckled and sprung round as spry as a boy
and called out TO one of his help TO 'tOte" my
napsack and axe right up chamber, and afore
knew what was going on was about as snug
to hum as ever | was in old times.
"Now," says he, "Major, ifthere was time
when wanted to see man fresh from the Peo-
pie, this is that time,-and if you and can't
hammer crooked matters strait, they must re-
main crooked that's ALL And just then in come
drift of folks, some knew and some didn't
land some was quite glad 10 see me, and some
looked considerable sour. but hope TO be able
10 sweeten 'em all afore long. After we got
alone the President ask'd me what folks said
along the road about the Veto 'Well," says
|, "some folks say good deal about it,but a
great many folks don't say nothing at all about
it, and it's plagy hard guessing what some folks
think" when they don't say nothing but scratch
their head" Coming to think ont says |, shave
you got grindstone any where about here?---
for on my journey got tangled among the vines
and briers, and had to use my axe considerable
to chop my way, and it is somewhat offits edge,
and somehow cant sleep sound without dream
ing about it till it is put in complete ORDER"
and he hustled round and got the old grindStu1t
in order; and as he wanted a little exercise, he
insisted on turning it spell for me, and in slch
matters | always give in and sich turning
and grinding as we have had have never heard
the beat on; and he and | talking politics and
state rights, and currency matters, and Bank
Bills Bankrupt Bills, and ReUcnue and Land
Bills, all the while. 1--WE Virginny folks Ma
jor," says he, always like to keep lose eye to
the constitution. Congress has no right 10 put
''U. S. Bank agent" or ''fscal agent" in any
state without the consent of that state---it amt
in the constitution" "That's true enuf," says
| |, "and see nothing in the constitution about
Sub Treasury and yet Mr.. Van Buren, orderd
good many of 'em made Of iron, and stuck
'em all about every state wherever he pleased,
and without asking state consent" "Nor,"
says |, ''if one congress chuses to collect and
transfer the public money one way, and another
congress thinks it suits the people better to col
lect and transfer it in another, what has the
constitution to do with it., SO long as it is done
in way people like best! That's what puz-
zles me-" says I--here the old grinstun went
slow---and says he, "Major, that is shocking
dull axe" "It is so,' says |, shut I'll make 1t
split hair before we Sleep" So he changed
hands and took another bout at it, till we both
got considerable tired and broke off-and as
we are to have another grinding spell shortly,
| I'll tell YOU more about it. As for news, there
aint half as much stirring here as you can find
hundred miles off; and what is very curious,
have been able to tell the President thous-
and things that folks said took place right un-
/ Jar nd ba ri
on before. The people away off know more of
what is going on here in the Government, than
folks know here themselves. -and that is as it
should be, and comes from spry guessing and
quick steam and railroads; and in republican
government the people always should know
more than the government itself.
Yours as afore,
j. DOWNING, Major, &C. &c.