The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-21
From the Aep York Express.
MAJOR DOWNING.

4 As the MAJORS patriotism can't well bf
doubted-end as late events have passeC
under his eye, We are bound to believe be
! gives true version Of the thing and comes
1 10 correct conclusions. He seems a little,
severe, # not savage, on this occasion per
haps his vivid recollection Of events OF
Nantucket " cray account for It.
TO the Editors Of tie New York Espress-the
Same paper my Ga friend, Mr. Dwight ptint.
Cd /. spell ago
WlsHMuTos, Sept, 4, A. p. l54l
Dir. Editors We have bad pre,t, busy
times here tell you, and thought for i
spell that | and Gaping Tyler would
be left a.oi.c. was sitting along wili
him, telling bin story aboDt quarrel |
once bad On board tie 1lco P0lhe8, when
The crew end officers 60; 10 snarI with
Gaping Jumper, on account af not allowing
them an extra allowance Of gfog. The
Gaping had jned the temperance society
and 10 tc.'d bis crew aud officers that
be had willingly gIye'em the extra COTE
aud sugar, and tea, bgt as IOF gfog he lad
some Constitutional sciup.cs lbolL i, and
hes knew It.
Bur kslchiug tie Captne Of Naafuck
ct Sh5les one day, they Pot III their clam
for extra gtog, and le'd bin if be did no,
ggoii hey would quit. he teH'd them u
they would only give him time, no would
lis Tic grog for them; bui they would moi
wait. Well ihen, says Be, Won &c,
none ut all this trip" And 50 they al
yamp'd over board and SWIM ashore, ex.
cepi Mr. Nye, tie f'a mate. He said II
was true enuf, he wanted his grog, bot
could not see a good reason for quitting
the ship because he could not get Il, seeing
as how he had signed tue articles to q
the voyage, and the owners and 0nderwfi.
ters expected him 10 do hi7 duty, aud 50
tie stock BY Capt jumper, and teen two
and myself, laa only passenger. had 10 turn
to and work Ike GOOD lellers to keep the
1tco PotLles 10 deep water aad We sue
ceeded, aud got her safe iG:o poTt We
!Uuud, On arrival, some Of the folks who left
Us had beeu telling oil kinds Of stories but
the shippers aad the underwriters locked
more to The safety Of the Trio Politics,
and they voted Gaping Jumper new
chraa0ne'er and set Of nigats Charts,
aud 70 Dir. Nye, The hrsl mate, they gave
him a new pea ticket aud pais Of mistens;
and az | was only a passenger they voted
that ! should always have q free passage 90
board aay vessel they had an interest in
providing | would, If occasion required
'end baud at pumping, and give good ad
wee.
Jest as vas about finishing this story
p Gaping Tyler an4he vac saying bat he
thought Gaping Jumper and Mr. Nye, de
served all they got md he was about saying
! deserved more, Whep IN come hull raft Of
resisnetlons of his Cabinet; he looked for
a spell putty streaHed, and kept nv eye
on hin 10 see # be had any thing of the
Capi Jumper griffin hin. Says he " Ma
l3r here is trouble, but we Will see the eend
cut o. hooking over the designations
We did uot see Mr.. Wehs,er's. We'll"
says |, Copttag Jyigr, If You and and
Mr.. Webster can't carry on the Govern
meai iill We get another Cabinet it will be
4 hard matter !" IS for" says |, 81 have
seen ruGer times than this when and Gin.
eraI jackson made smooth water Of lt-and
With that be took qJid Of The rale honey
aeT, and says be, Msior, If you and Nr,