Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-11-04
MAJOR DOWNING
To The Editor file Etw York Express

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To The Editor Of he Nsw York Express.
| The same paper my old friend MI
Dwight printed spell ago.
II WAsBToToS, 25lh Oct. l84i.
/ MIR. Editor. We have go, every
thing now considerable slick'd up-the
frontier deviltry pretty much quieted--and
the Simenoles thrash'd out Of their
swamps-all the good lave of the last
session pnt in harness and matters giner-
ally in train 10 work well-and the Gov
ernment Mil working as smooth as il ID
possible, and as Capt. Tyler wanted a
little rest and quiet he has gone down to
N Vriginny, furhere is no more chance
TO get it here than on the top Of a loco
motiye-lor folks from all parts Of crea-
ton keep calling in TO see and shake
hands wththe Captaing, each one think
ing, now that Congress aint here j, is "A
good chance, and so each one adds to
the crowd, and wonders why so many
folks are found at tho White House, n'
this dali season making pump handle
Of the Capting's arm, and some on'em
trying to pump something out ofhim--bui
4 the Gaping is as cute as he is civil; and
instead of letting folks pump him, he man
| ages to let them pump themselves, and
kindly advises them to put their notions
down in writing; and when man gets
on that tack you know he is very likely
to shell himself down to corn cob
"This is a pretty good way, Major"
says he Que day, "to get at right notion
Of !hings, for there are great many Of
our fellow citizens who are not in Con
! gress or in Offices, who know almost as
much Of most matters as those who are
and its our business TO siit the chafr from
the corn, and then Judge as to what is
best to be done 'Now" says he, "ihc
! only matter that remains to be done by
| the next Congress Is to put the money
! affairs Of the country on right footing
and as il is my duty to tell Congress what
! | think is best to be done, we must get
all the information we can from The people
and then let Congress hammer It into
shape o-and if the shape don't suit what ]
think TO be the wishes of the people,
| Pll send it back to be rc-hammcred ill
it does And now, says he, Major, do
you take charge Of these written plans
| that are sent in whilst am absent in VIr-
! ginny, and put them in your tanning
mill and sitting, so that we can have on
nay return the clear corn TO look into
without the chah.'
| So you see have got something OF Il
| job before me just now-and every man
who calls to see the President, tell him
that The Gaping has gone to Virginny to
look after his larm-ihat every thing is
now in ordcr-the SimenoIcs ihreshcd
out-,hc frontier troubles all settled, and
Gen Scott taking care Of the patriot ras
Gals on both sides OF the line Forlifica-
iion Bill, Home Squadron Bill, Distri-
buling Of Public Land Bill, Bankrup.
Bill, Revenue Bill, and all other matters
| Except tho Currency,) all doing their
work for time and need. And if they
have any thing TO say about currency
matters, to put it down in writing-and
that il will 60 into the tanning mill and
silicr-and SO forth, and so forth. So
this makes IA short story, and the next
day in comes new plan about .fscaHiies"
no one thinking it safe yet to name
"Bank," any more than he would ".SuJ
Treasry'-and this lifts my dander, for
there is no Independence about it, but n
sneaking spirit that don't like, for there
n IA great decl of good to be sillcd out
Of both plans, Bank and Sub Treasury.
So | mean to tell Gaping Tyler as soon
as he comes back, that If a new name is
wanted for the Institution that is to man
age our money affairs, we must call il the
"Sub Treasury Bank"-there is no bet
ter name in creation. So want you to
tell all the folks of all parties just TO get
their political gizzards ready. expect
to be able in my next Letter to give you
the result of my flaming and sitting mill,
it will be something Of friend, for |
have got already nigh upon n two Bushel
Basket full Of plans and among them
there is considerable show Of Clean
Corn, and if Congress and Captain Ty-
Ter agree upon il wo shall have before
next grass about as complete system as
these United States ever went ahead un-
| der.
I am sorry to see so much said in
some of the papers about the "breaking
up of the Wing party" 1t is no break
up Of the true Whig party, because in
some cases some folks caH'd wings lose
an election. Perhaps in that district,
some folks disappointed in getting Office,
fly Off the handle. They are not true
wings. The principles of true wings is
to go for honest men to office, no matter
by what name they calcd-lor one thing
is sartln, if the people do not elect good
men to make laws Tor them, they can't
expect good laws to be made-no more
than farmer can expect TO raise a good
crop by planting smutty grain and no
! more than TO expect good pudding if a
rotten egg goes into the mixing. Now
\ 1t is no matter what name you call smut
ty grain or rotten egg-Whig or Tory
ift IS smutty grain or rotten egg, there
il no mistake about it; il will tell in the
crop and tho cooking.
The true whig and honest safe doctrine
is, for every man who has IA vote, to put
it in the ballot box for an honest man. -
/ II he don't he or his family will cut short