The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-28
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
Major Downing.

We baye Just received the following let
Der from cur old frieod Major Downiug, and
hs is contains some timely and useful hints to
biiice seekers, We delay no, IN presenting il
10 our reeders. We could have hoped that
bis application a, leas, would have found "a
Dor, but il seems tia, the Major realizes the
Esulh Of the old saying. that the Shoema.
Eer's wife 10 the worst shod woman 10 the
PARISH" However great our dependence
|pn his philosophy, we have still greater 10
his patriotism al reconclling tho GiaerdFs
bdyice 10 bis own good sense we trust
iae moral will no, be los,.--Erprcss.
Loo CAnrx, NoRTu BESp, :
Dec. sth. A, ID. lslD.
TO he Editors Men York Express;
Ever since sen, you tina, letter telling
YOU abou, the For Chase, have Ind just
>, much Us | could spring 10. ia helping The
G'neral read over petitions and applications
ior office. ! thought. afore things got
Pretty sdrtiag thai we would carry the
day. Tint these positions came in considers.
BE strong lot ever s,nce II has been known
that the Giurral bad won tbs battle, they
...4yo CONS in by bushel baskets full. And
the Choral can tell 'em just as quick ss he
sees tue outside on 'em. "Bless me, saws
The Glnersl one day" wish MAJOR, that
dlrlte tho las, war wben sometimes ! wan,
lei r5iss,sers 10 follow me, TINT applications
bad beeu as numerous; but howsoever."
|ays he, We must fold up and matk oil
these in regular order for there Is no tell
|lag yet hos soon we may want nen 10 de
.eDd he country and having oil ihese good
names Of hand, we eau send 10 them and
Tell them that although could no, appoint
them all as collectors, and posimastets, and
|and receivers. anu marshals, and district
aao'noys, yet hope, as they are willing 10
sarve tho country, they VIII answer 10 their
names al roll CALL Aud so ain making
oA list. and il only the hall on 'em Toe the
|asfk fAen. We shall make quick work
agaInsi an enemy, when fighting time
comes" Tho most on EN- are the real true
democracy too,---far they say, in their pc
Hr,ians they once was all Jackson and Van
liaren men, but cane round IN good timn
hnd voted for the Giueral and ever since
Eh,I 10 the entire Cider and Log CABIN,
End 10 mistake. |, is rally curious 10 see,
how some folks measure themselves, and
Eel lheif frls ods 10 back en-, assuring the
iincral that in all creation round he could
BE-; find hotter man than this applicant for
He Office ha asks. ard about 600 ask for the
nmc office. " Bless mr., MAJOR" says the
Gineral, 4" how things have altered since
|irst grew up why" says he, =" IN them
Pays man of any kind OF spunk aud pride,
would no more oss for nu office than he
you'd ior vl,,les. and the appointing pow
~ would just about as soon select man 70
III an office, who wen, round getting people
10 sign a petition for him as man would
'eec, the gal for bis wife who brought him
i long petition IN her favor, however" says
ne Glneral, "a good deal Of this l'In afraid
has been encouraged by some Of my late
diusirious predecessors, who took a notion
Df keeping up their party frs, by making
Iimos hard and Distressing honest industry
and then making folks work sharp and look
Fr REGARD ny seeking for an Office.
said to the Gneral one day, says !
Gineral. was thinking might as well put
10 petition myself for an Office before It
y too laio, for according to sarvIces, says
Tho I say til don't know any man who
has dane more work for nathlng, than
have.
THIS seemed TO puzzle the Gineral con.
Hs looked n, me spell, and
'bon he scratched bis head and to rights he
shook il, and says he. Major, don't
know any man in your rank who has Big
ger debt due him from his country than you
have, and when folks say the public deb,
Is paid OF, they forget your claim; but II
Is good Investment as ever was aud ad
wise you to hold ou 20 i,--there is no toll
ny whit il may reach II you let II run on,
and don't ask any par, ont, principal or in
'eresl 10 be paid off. Now # you take an
Office, II will mako considerable hole IN
u, and some folks may say, there IS one
o'g deb, wiped nut n, last No, no, Ma
lor, says the Ginerul, Z" | cant afford TO
settle that deb. and part with you yet tor
We'e rs no telling what we may find to do
when we get to Washington, and where
your slate and ak may DO wanted. In tue