Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30

answer to their names at roll call. And 50
am making out list, and if only the half on'en
Toe the mark then, we shall make quick work
against an enemy, when fighting times come.
The most omen are the rae true blue democra.
cy too, for they say in their petitions they once
was all Jackson and Van Buren, men, but came
round in good time and voted for the Gincral
and ever since then 90 the entire Cider and Log
Cabin, and no mistake. 1t israly curious to see,
how some folks measure themselves, and get
their friends 10 back 'em, assuring the General
that in all creation round he could not find a
better man than this applicant for the office he
asks, and about 500 ask for the same Office.
BLESS me, Major, says the Ginera, how things
have altered since first grew up!-'wby' says
he, lin them days man Of any kind OF sPunk
and pride, would no more ask for an Office than
he would for cold vittles, and the appointing
power would Jest about as soon select man to
fill an.ofice, who went around getting people to
sign a petition for him, as a man would select
the gal for his vile who brought him long Pc
ttion in her favor, However,, says the Gineral,
"a good deal ofths am afraid has been encour.
aged by some OF my late "HluStriouS predcceS
S0rs," who took notion Of keeping up their
party first by making times hard and distressing
sharp and look for reward by seeking an office.
said to the Gnera one day, says |, Gineral,
was thinking might as well put in petition
myself for an Office before it was too late, for
according to sarvices says tho | say i'll
don't know any man who has done more work
for nothing than | have.
This seemed to puzzle the GineraI consdera
BILE. He looked at me spell, and then he
scratched his head, and to rights he shook it, and
says he, "Maior, don't know any man in your
rank who has bigger debt due him from his
country than you have and when folks say the
public debt is paid of, they forgot your claim:
but it is good investment as ever was and adj
wise you to hold on to it-there is no telling
what it may reach If you let it run on, and don't
ask any part ont, principal or interest, to be
paid off. Now if you take an office, it will
make a considerable hole ia it. and some folks
may say, there is one big debt wiped cut at last.
"No, no Major" says the Gineral 81 cant al
ford TO settle that debt and part with you yet, for
there is no telling what we may find to do when
we get to Washington, and where your slate and
ak may be wanted. In the first place We have
to examine the inreHtor Of all the property Of
the people, or make a new one of all we had
there; bussle up matters in the Treasury, and
count over all the hard currency in the iron chests
Of the Sub. Treasures; look into matters in the
Land Office, in the Post Office, and all the other
offices and see what is there, and what is not
there, and what ought to be here-and especially
to see if any OF the folks nor there have by any
accident left any other opn money behind them,
and have it paid to them, SO that every honest
man gets his dues-and the rogues (if there are
any may get their dues also. And AFTER getting
all these matters strait, then Major" says the
Gineral, 'lf you want an Office, III see that you
have one, and the best one can advise you to
take is, to watch your chance and when you see
quarter section well located going off at mini.
mum prices, cut in and take it-and if you have
not got the money to pay for ii, III lend you;
and then shoulder your AK and build your own
cabin, and dig your own dggins, and if your
country calls on you to fight, shoulder your mus,
ket and go-and there is no telling but the time
may come when the people may drag you out Of
your retirement as they have me, and make you
their President
So that is pretty much all have got to lock
for and thou ght would tell it, just to let good
many folks see what the Gineral's notions are if
they don't get an ofice-for it is just as like as
not, if he don't apPnt them, it is because he
wants to keep them to cut bigger fgger here
after. our trend,
J. DOWNING, Major,
&c. &c. DC.