Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-03-25
From the n. Y. Evening Express.
MAJOR DOWNING.

We commend the following letter espe-
eially To our transatlantic brethren, simply
Icmaiklng that IN rcpres eniallve Govern
Inenis, ike England end the United States,
the action Of Government must mainly de-
pend on public sentiment
A large portion Of the present generation
of both countries know little personally Of
the horrors and crimes Of war, and this fact
niuy account, IN part, for the light and care
less manner SO grave subject is treated by
niury.
Ne approve of the majors temper in dis
cus~ing the matter, and hope with him to live
~ SEQ The great Auglo Saxon race spread
far ard wide, improving, as they extend, with
good lnws, good morals, and general dis.
pensatlon of human happiness.
WAsHIHsroS, March &, 1871.
TO John Bull, Esq.
Sr--l see, in reading the newspapers, that
you are The man most folks out of office
write 10. who have any business with yUurI
Government in foreign matters. dIG think,
ni first, would send tins letter to the Queen
herself, so there would be no mistake about
IL, as find the best wny, after all is 10 90
right TO the head Of the iamiIy-but it Is
now going on thirteen years next grass
sinCc "IDlc ltiNtl W any hlHu VI WOMEN
folks, and the last was 10 Miss Hcpsy Ann
Applcby, who kept school at Saco, about
u little counting matter, aud rilcd her con /.
slderaby by calling her an angle instead OF
al dngei, aud she sent me back about as
sharp and SUR an answer as ever man got
there warnt bit OF that paper INA,
wouldnt turn u pan OF milk as quick as "a .
piece of runnIt-aGd all owing to TIM, acci |
dent in my putting an l. before an L, and
she having u leetle crook III the back which
! never thought on-but women are 2artlcu.
lar folks in such things, and if YOU touch
'cm on IA soft spot, the lat is IN the fire rlph
oif-and so said | never would again try
my hand IN writing any on 'cin lcllcr;a
md that is the main reason Why don't send
tins letter to the Queen instead Of 10 YOU
| have been considerable about this cuun.
try from East OF sunrise TO West Of sunsct.
aud from the North where the wild geese 90
IN summer, 10 the South where they pass the
winter, and have got notion that ] know
prcity much how lolks feel aud think here
about most matters and there is no way IN
the world To get this know ledge, unless by I
tombling about with folks, and Ia king politics
and Jarming, and logging, and Siean, Joaiing,
and rdli rOddlng, and matters Of that natur,
aud no man Gun tell exactly how things are
likely TO work ~ this country, unless he has
wet his feet aud watcfcd his licker from the
Pcnobscoit To the NJ sslsslppi-and snppos .
lug you would like 10 get the honest notions 4
OF such n man, and seeing that there is some
matters Uf misunderstanding getting up be. /
twIXt the two countries thought II best 10
seud you letter; nnd that you might know
II is genuine, lei my printers PRINT it, and
pst my figure head OF the top on't--so # one
mail miscorys the next may reach you.
In reading over the newspapers aud the
proceedings Of your Congress, | see that
there 's notion IN England that folks in thi,
country want To take Canada, and TO prevent
tbs, reports say you are going to push more
troops with red coats iuto Canada, aud nfe
gong To build war steamers On the Lakes,
aud also 10 organise troups with black faces
~ The Wet Indies, aud so forth. II these
Irp"ris are tue, yuu IRE making about as
greet n mistake hs IT you was 10 put on your
,Iirt laIl cend npprimost, uulrss You want |
10 bring un y difficulty, and If thai is the n
case, then you arc dong exactly right. n
Inc truih al The matter ~, that excepting
few uDruly scamps, chiefly from Canada. |
Hiong The lines. there nInt corporal's guard
~ OIL this county nalfally disposed to dis.
idtb The power OF Canada, much less taking
pussossI0D of u aud the less able Canada |
enr 10 oppose conquest by the Siaes the
more secnfc shc would be from II, Tor our
folks would go right In and help thrash out
sny stt oi scalhps who sbOnld go in there 10
dlsinfb the peace. Bni II you don't believe
IN tins state oi public FEELING, aud on The
contrary ~ on and crowd ~ fighting folks,
hod bnild war steamers on the Lakes, our
iolks must do.Ibc same ,o keep IN eye or
Il l.sffs a. ID
ponsc ont, We nnsy Coma 10 the notion that
pour iolks nrs expensive nrlRhbnfs, aud the II
,cri way would be 10 on ni OF such ne . bbor..
Nd then vii come bad blood md fighting. \
mi n ih1i begins II WON'T etpd 'lll one ~ N
clber tnocks order. and you ran gIcss
'hich ;he DOsi iik.iF 10 go 90 as ss.i az