Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-25
FroH ne Nee IOrk Express.


hsJOh DOWNiNG.
Az the MAJORS patriotism cannot well be doubt.
3D. aud ar late events have passed under his eye.
&C are bound TO believe he gives a true version of
he thing and comes TO correct conclusions He
seems n little severe. ifnot savage ON thus occasion:
,erhaps has vivid recollection Of events of Nantuc-
>eIt may account for ~.
To the editors OF the New York Expres.-,he
same paper my old friend. Mr.. Dwight. printed
n spell ago.
WAsgINGroN, Sept IL 1871
Mt Ediiors-We have had pretty buS, times
here. tell vou. and thought Tor n spell that and
'Cdrt'ng Iyte' w"uld be left alone was sitting
Along with him, telling him story about quarrel
once had on board the Too Polys. vixen the
crew aud officers got IN snarl with Cap ting Js,up
sr. on account OF ms not allowing them an extra al
lowance of grog. The Gaping had lined the tenn I
perancc soeiey-and he telld the crew aud officers
that had willingly give em the extra cutie and sn.
gar and tea, oni as for grog he had me Conslilu-
uonal scrupies about II, and they knew IT,
bni ketching the Gaping of N1atucket sLoIls'
one dsy' 'hey put IN their clam for grog and
telrd him ifhe did not give It they would QUIT He
ieird they 4 they would only give him time. he
would hx their grog for them, hut they woald NOT
wah ~Nell, Then, says he, you get none AT all
this TIP" And so they all jumpd overland aud
swan ashore. except NJ. Ays me first mate. lie
said u was iruo enni. he wanted his rrig bat ,id
not see good reason Cor quitting the ship because
he could not get u. seeing a. how he had signed the
articles 10 go the voyageand the owners and under
writers expected him To do his duty aud 30 ho stuck
by Gaping upper. and them two aud myself The
only passenger, had 20 tnrn To aud work like y,,J
iellers TO keep the 7tro PoiIes in deep water and
we succeeded, md got her safe into port We found
on ARRIVAL some of the folks who left US had been
telling all kinds Histories. but the shippers and nm
derwriters hooked more To the safety of the Two
roIlies' and they voted Gaping Jumper a new chr-
nomeie; aud set Of Bunt's Charts. aud 10 MIR
Nye, the first mate, they gave a new pea i,cket and
pair OF miitens; aud as I only passenger
they voted that should always have n free noss,r,
on board any vessel they had interest in provided
would, if occasion required, lend a hand nj pumn
ing. and give good advice.
Jest as was about finishing this story To- Caprinr
| lyier' aud he was saving that he thought Captinc
jumper and MIR Nye deserved all they got aud lac
was about saying deserved more, when m come q
hull raft Of designations of his cabinet lie lacked
fora spell putty sreaked. and kept my eve on him
i"see u he had any thing Of the Capt JrInner rr,,
VA him Says he, "Maijr here is tronble but we
VIII SEQ the ecnd ont" On hooking over the resig
nations we did not see Mr.. webster's. ~WelI'' snv
j. Gaping IVier, if you and aud Mr.. webste
ean carry on the Government till get anothe
Cahuet II will he n hard matter for" savs / e.
have seen ruifer times than this when and "a,
Jackson made smooth wafer on i-and with ,ha
ne took quid of the rale honey detp' End saws lac
Niajnr. II you and Mr.. Webster stick nv ne ,Il m,
rest OF creation may go Io OHIO and Kenincky. and
North CalolIna and New York if they No desire !
and Massachusetts. and old Tircia1y and 5o,r,
ca" VIII hang together rs in old times and teacI
The world that the country is safe" and with thn IA,
aud shook hands, and I IelId him there WAS M
ming 10 tear though much To ne sorry for ban thai
wonld slick by him I'LL every uihce seeker had
worked out his reckoning and by letting ,b. m tel
lheir own story. the people would understand eI.
actly how the cat jnmp'd
why says he. Major. there was no more nc.
cessi'y iur these folks to quit the Government be
cnuse conlnd agree with them about The Rank
bhi ihan u was for the 10 swim ashore fron,
NE TWO Polies according thai story YOU WINS tel
lang Just Tow. and them says he "soma on 'em say
That because they stay with honor no body else
cani ~ h's ~ true than Of honor can take
io" P'"eVS una me Government is without a Cabi-
net ACCORDING In thai notion.
well. says ], Capt. Tyler, one mans notion. N,
honnr Is one Thing and nEoiher mans notion is ano
her ihnsi inr my par there is honor emf for me I,
lend hand IN keeping the COOL Old Shin off the
breakers. and Il the owners and underwriters don
soc IT, u aini ig full; and thai extra ALLOWANCE,
"i srlg hey complain abnnt not getting they may
mfhdS about ii--Ind rs 10 the .grog" saws l. I'VE
mus ny nld fix plan that Will allow lis being
u,eu ~ way That folks won't get drank on it--Er
I'iIe grog IN ruff weather is n good thing nr,v iJ
ing The use uni not abused"--Ihat il e.,c,I ma,
ooh says he ard aS To this banking business ~ II
50 Piand that IL can he useful and not abusive
go Tor u; hut unless is alan'd am for t,,o,oL-
ing aud inst then IN came Mr. Webster and ve had
A'nu OF ~abiht meeting, and as cabinet conversa
non IT, according 10 my notion entirely confidential
ana INTENDED TO he like a man thinking 10 himself
anu no more TO he talked about than 10 ask man
OUTSIDE what he Is thinking about inside: so vou
muSt wall and see what is done and then ndge on,
All can say that if things are not done right /,
Is not Tor want Of rale pa rOtism and 20 ID intention:
ana when see any good reason TO danbt that hi
Shonider nv axe, and walk OUT and that will b,.
Time emil for good folk all about creation 10 change
TIE Old sing. and instead of''ryer tn ling J,ie,
/ mont do; and saying thus much hone they ,,;II
/ remember thnt don't SEEK prom,tion and osL no
oei,er oii'e lan The one have got by hard knocks
ana no pay except what get by good government,
n''u we nave more OF these than any 9th sr neoole
~ creaiion' and The only Trouble we hive IL G,,,
once seekers aud disappointed folks who are evs,
'asuhsy pushing matters into trouble. in b4oe, oC
gelng cut OF The bacon without the laho, ~ FAR,
ing or smoking u an against all SIGH folk. Idsca,
ed war IN the beginning Of GiheraI Jackson's ,;r,o
and wall never make peace Till the las, S;o0;,'aI.
Is uriy out no matter what party he beIong. 10 al
S'ch ioik' nre ms bad the Sninoles and /, Io.,l.
worse and hope all good cilizens will loon ~,
eye onem and heard them off or Ibev will %,
head and do mischief w" se'
Your friend and fellow Ci,izeo
J. DOWNING Major.
DC. &c &C.