Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-03-03
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From the New York Expr
Major Downing,

eis anu Pohcls' duu can ohly say 81 anv one
feels chilled by the present cold and dark as.
pect of things, he may seek and find a leading
cause in the "eternal poklng' system which
seems 10 have suited The policy of certain cir.
cles, and who have found ready and pliant
press 10 aid them in their patriotic efforts. We
commend this letter especially 10 old Penn.
sylvany,' and if she is willing 10 have her
fires poked out, be it so--she will not saw iba,
she was not timely cautioned. Bul le, us no,
be disheartened, The coal is unconsumed-a
htlle kindling wood and blower will restore The
steady warmth, and then keeping the poker
aloof, or in skillfu hands alone, we may still
ENJOY the comforts of wide circle around
genial fire.
PHlLADELFY, 9th Feb, A. D. 1s4l.
10 the Editors Of my old friend lNr. Duighfs
paper, that he used to take the lead on a spell
ago.
GENTLEMEN IL suppose you will be con-
siderable wonderated TO know what on earth
led me from the track to Washington with the
old hero of North Bend Cabin. and bruno me
here-wel I'll tell you.
| and the Gineral was drifting along down
from the west, and bowling and shating off The
everlasting crowd of folks all the way from the
Ohio, till we struck the edge of old Pennsvlva-
ny, when we heard folks beginning TO talk
about hard money, and paper money. and resump-
t'on and suspension, and things of that narur,
when says |, g Gneral, you NAV depend there
is trouble brewing somewhere along here, and
if yon say So" says |, "I'II just quit you for a
spell and take turn down TO Philadellv. and
look into the matter little, and line YOU at
achi 60 Woll - L. AZ
ing as how falks begin to thicken amazingly
around US, my calkelalon is you won't be very
much mist, but see that you git to Washington
as soon as YOU possibly can, and in the mean
time let me know all you meet with worth
hearing, and so | quit, and as the GneraI
never wants to know nothing more than the
people know themselves, | send you this letter
to print and you will please send a copy ont
TO the Gineral, so that he will know as much
as other folks do about it.
| got here last evening" just arter lamp light
ing, and took run round to most all the Banks
TO see if could find any on em open, but |
found 'em all locked up and bright lamps burr
ing afore the doors, and good strong broad
shouldered walchmen siandin at their posts
with clups and rattles jst for all the world as
though The Banks was as full of specie payments
as ever, and not mite of difference
| stopt and had little talk with one oe these
waichmen, and says l, "stranger, is there no
gittin in here to see folks?" mot tonight"
says he, 'all the banks are shet up." "How
you talk" says |, and so | streak'd it round 10
Squire BIddle's premeses for had notion il
could only git fair talk with the Squire,
would larn prtty much all about the matter.
found the Squire to hum, and he was a.
main glad TO see me- and he and went rite
up into room alone, where | found a good
warm Lehigh coal fire burning, and a table
kivered with papers; and he took one chair
and | another, and we went at it straight off
So," says l. esquire, you are all suspended
again, larn" "Yes," says he, Major, the
folks who wanted hard moneq have got all The
Banks had 10 give; and as the Banks can't coin
hard money, and can only get it from the folks
who owe them, it turns out that as the Banks
have not got the same power by the law to
make folks pay them as fast as other folks want
it, the pond must run dry for spell"
But" says |, Squire, how on airth is it that
things work so that one set of folks keep
drawing out of the spiggot faster than other
folks pour into the bung-hole? Things warn't
SO in Mr.. Adams tme, says I. Now how
is III! lhls set the Squire scratching his head
and thinking and 10 give him time 10 answer,
| took the poker and began poking up his Le-
high coal fire, to see if there was any blaze in
ii; and TO rights says he, major, what are you
poking that fire for! Do you expect TO make it
burn brighter? If you will take my advice"
says he, "you will let it alone Ain' the room
warm enuff?' "Yes," says |, "iI's warm enuf,
but little poking won't do any harm will IT
Well says he, "you go on poking, and
you will see"-and sure enuf, The more poked,
the darker the fire and coal got, and bime-hy it
all went out. "Well," says |, esquire, this is
a plagy odd kind of fire of yourn,' says |.
+" Yes, says he, "ifs Pennsyluany coal; ii won't
stand pohing, Major-if you let it alone, it will
burn slowly and surely, and give out comlorta-
bly, heai-bnt if folks go to poking at ii. it turns
and looks black at them, and gives them a cold
shiver"
Well,' says I, esquire, want You to an
swer and explain TO ne nOD about this Bank