The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-14
From the Nero York Express.
MAJOR NOW MING
Dag ligh.--or what the French call " Z.
clz:-eissimeat at last.

MAJlK DONNlNG.
Day Egh,-or what the French call g T.
clz:reisSin.eat at last.
We are happy to announce 10 our read I
ers that by letter from correspondent at
Washington We are informed thai our old
and respected friend Mejor Do~ning, ar
rived there By western route the evening
previous. He stopi Tor a few minutes IN
front Of "Gad US shook hands with
group Of ar atspces, entered and book
ed his name, and thea passed round to
the BARRIERS shop-and after " Sticking up,
made strait track Up lie Avenue 10 the
"White House." The fact of his having
arrived al Gadsby's' beng known, many
enquiries during The evening were made
and many remained hill after midnight
awaiting his returu-5ul nothing further
was heard of hiD-and consequently II
was determined tina, be had pu, up there.
Our correspondent adds that Wings, COnser
natives, and Loca Focos. ind,scrmlnately,
called to enquire for Tho Major at Gadsby's,
each desiring TO meet and have u chat with
him, and each expressing dlsagprobaiion d.
his non return.
This is al! the information al present sc
car give our readers, but sc have no doubt
OF our ability in few days 10 lay before
them authentic information from his own
pen which can scarcely iai! to interest them
at this period Of doubt, conjecture aud de.
layed hope.
MAJOR DOWNING.
We lay before our readers the MAJORS
frs, letter from the White House since his
return. He has not been long enough in
station to give much news, bat as he and
the President have had one grind, We OK
pee, the axe viii get its edge shortly.
To the Editors Of the \. Y. Express
the same paper my old friend Mr, Dsight
printed spell ago.
WAsnIyGTqN, ID Sept. A. D. lS4i.
SIRs; | suppose you began to think that
was never coming back from the North
Bead-wheie went to see the body Of our
good old 6 General snUgly laid down aiopg side
the OHIO. Bat hearing that matters had
20, into iaBgle at Washington, | push j
of and arrived here pretty considerable
beat out, was lee!le staggered al FIRST
to know where il was best for me 10 90 10
enquire iato matters, SO as to know the best
way of taking bold on 'em-for all along
the road was bearing all kinds stories
Some said the Government wara'l 10 The
Wits HOUSE, and some SAID that there vas
more Gypernmens than there ever had been
since Gen'l Jackson's iiuIes-but what scar
ed me more than any thing else was meet.
,pg jnr. Me-, tho was FIRST mate under
Capt. Jumper Of toe Two PoliIes who
had quit going to sea and was going Vest
TO buy a quarter section, he had come
through Washington and lie iel'd me that
things there was pretty much Like the old
story he once tod me about a sailor gong
on a farm asd undertook 10 drag stone on a
sled with two oxen and an Oh mare sADad--
and tie flea biting pretty sharp, the oxen
somehow turn'd their yoke md 60! wrong
eeRd frs, -and that old BFindie the Lar
board OK, get % the siafboard side, and
Buck, the long heta aud The s!afboafd OK,
20; on the laghoard s,de,--and the CID mare
60, tangled IN Tie rigging and was kickIag
up and houncing about aud the whole con
sarn going to everlasting and external
smash. Wcli,' thinks |, Ii any lhiDg
like these reports is going on al Washing
ton. its high time FOR G.e to be tuere,--an
as | buckled 10 and push d on aboa! the
spryeo.,-a GO said afoFe, vas ieei
tie staggered where TO 20 Erst,-bas as
there is no way SO sure TO fad fresh loaf
as gong night up 10 the ovens | made
q pretty STRAIT trac. 70 the White House,
and when the President heard thai had
come, be vas abo0, as much tckled as
when he first heard folks talk about ctea
ton sing the song Of TIppecanoe and 1'y.
Ter too.'-he took me By the hand and
nigh upon shook my arm oil, and uhuckled
and sprung round as spry as a boy,-apd
cail'd out TO one Of bis HELP 10 lo,e my
Dapsaek and axe right up chamber, and
afore ! knew shat was going on | was
about as snug 10 hon as eYet ! was 10 old
times.
Now says be, Major, il there ever
was time when ! wanted to see a Inan
fresh from the People this is that ,ime,-
aud if you and can't hammer crooked mat.
ters strait, they Nus, remain crooked, that's
all" Aud Igsi then 10 came a 3rIit Of folks,
some knew and some dldnt,--and some
was right glad 10 see me, and some looked
considerable sour, but hope 10 be sble TO
sweeseD'm all alore long. After We go,
alone the Presdeni ask d m what folks said
along the road about his Veto. I" Well, (
says l, some folks say good deal about
ii,-b0t great many folks don't say nolh.
ing al all about II, and rs pIagy bard CUES
sing what folks think, when they doa't say
nothing, but scratch their beads Coming
TO think ont, saws /, baye you got a grind
stun any where about here for On 10y
journey ! got tangled among the vines and
briers, and had TO use my ak Considerable
to chop my way, and II IS somewhat OF IFS
edge, aad somehow can, sleep sound With
oal Dreaming about II lIIi il is put in CON
plete order land be hussled round and got
the old grindstnn ia ordrr; aud as be want