Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-05-25
For the Arkansas Intelligencer.
TO ROBERT SNIPES, ESQ.

REPORTER FOR THE CLAY CLUB, FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
Dear Bob :--You may, perhaps, think strange
of receiving letter from me at this time, as our
acquaintance is but limited; but be assured, my
| dear fellow, il Is out Of the purest of motives,
and ON subject of the most vital importance to
| the party we have the honor to report for now.
am just going to let you know, in plain man.
ner, how we do :hings down here; as expect a
\ good many of the common fellows will read this,
| must write in plain style, and not put in any
big school master learning. You see, Bob, we
have concluded not to do as your folks have been
| doing up IN Washington county have big public
meetings and let all the locos know what We
doing for you know, Bob, they are always try
ing 10 find out our tricks, and they might lcriag
in cid Sneed on US some time, and then he
would use up soft soap and all. So you see,
few Of us cunning Wings have taken the thing
I 77-------.-. hands a-i-.-~---"3 we 90 tho
thing Is nice; we work every thing in the dark
but when we got in company Of democrats. we
lcry out, harmony and union Of party, aud the
way we have got some Of the soft shell demo-
crots soaped over, IS SIN TO Crockett. 1t
would do your soul good TO see how they opon
their mouths and swallow all tell them q bout
Clay; 1t would make you laugh more than when
Feathers & Fuss sung them songs. Now, Bob, |
have let you know how we are going to carry on
| our business ard another reason has induced me
to write to you, is, see fellow has been writing
to you, way down near Van Buren,, under date
| llth of April, he signs his name Jim Pumpkins,
Esq. Now | don't know any thing about Mr..
! Pumpkins, Esq, but he said some mighty good
things in his letter, he said Davy would get all
Washington, Benton. Madison, Carroll, and all
Brown C's county now | cant think how he knew
any thing about US over here in these mountains,
| unless the British merchant told Davy, and Davy
sent word to Mr.. Pumpkins, Esq. | have no,
heard from Carroll, so cant say how things a re
doing there, am afraid they are as smart as am.
You SEQ, Bob, Domino Sampson was down here
not long ago, and soon found out was the smart
est man III this county so when he goes home
Davy soon writes me letter, saying that he
would be down here the 22d inst, the first
day Of our county court, and must 60 and lot
all the wings know of the meeting, and we must
make as big show we could. Now you see,
Bob this letter fell right into the hands Of long
tooth democrat, and he found out all our secrets
before got the letter; but so it was, | must act
according to instructions. and went out and col
ected all the whi igs | could find in the county,
So the night before the meeting Davy come, and
he and held secret council, and told him all
knew about things | told him there some
noisy locos about town that must be put down.
AT last The hour for speaking arrived, and, what
do you think, Davy had saddle bag full of books
and papers, and things to read, why, he had near
on as many as they have in liie book siore.---
Ne all went to the ~--~-- -l<-.< !
/ up, and near all were not in, so we concluded
% go to the place where they preach, where we
al went and all got in, and Davy then began TO
lake out his books and papers, and put them on
The stand whero the pyeacher puts his books, and !
,e made great pile. He then ightened him. I
elf up and looked oil round as cunning as Il skar-
I'd monkey, then the way he let have it nice.
lie Commenced telling all all about the old bank /
,f the United States, about Gen. Washington, '
Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, and finally Gen. I
Jackson, he said was the greatest man IN the r
world but he never told us word about either O
If the old Adams, but he told US the first Con- a
sress was made up Of men frosh from the field of ii
,iory with Washington at their head, and this KIND
If Congress made the first United States Bank; a
hen he went on to let US know that about the tune
his bank died, we had another war. and General ii
harrison in the north and General Jackson in the RI
outh, won laurels OF never fading glory to them d
elves, and saved their country from British ty- Il
amy and bondage, and these men covered with fl
cars and bleeding wounds, and crowned with p
lever fading glory, composed the Congress, with "
ir. Madison tho war-President. al their head, a
nade the second United States Bank, He went n
N to let US know how much good that bank done o
s. but finally, just about that tme he recollect- Ii
d how old BiddIe done in winding up that bank Il
lou know, Bob, he mado a heap worse " ork than O
Id Ball did. But the way Davy fixed that was ri
ice. he told that General jackson took all the d
government money out of that bank. and then the a
ank was called Pennsylvania United States Ii
Sank, that the United States did not loose cent a
hem British fellows that had foreign capital IN, Il
we're the men that lost. He did not tell US one c
word about the widow and orphans in Phiiadel- g
hia that had invested their all in that bank, and a.
lad been ruined and made beggars. You know, o
Bob, that wouldn't done to tell over here among d,
hese locos next he told great deal about the G.
ari and about the salt, and iron, and silk, ST
nd wine. You see, Bob, don't know much about vi
hese things, but tho way Davy fixed them off Was ii
co he told about Harrison makinga big speech &c
the Senate, in 1928, about the salt and then he al
aid something about Mr.. Van Buren,. But, Bob,
he incest trick he done, to draw out OF his
ocket long letter writ all with blue ink, and
eld it up between his thumb and finger and look &c
eall round. 80 say see here this letter got u
rat from Henry!" and then he read word or a
,wen it. and then he said the rest was on other D
ousiNss, but told them any one could see IT, so
looKeSl round and saw no democrat have con-
hdenceSp go to Davy and get the letter, so ! Il
stepped and Davy handed me the letter, and
sci oo"nN read, and, don't You think, Bob this u
same long Sth clerk, run his face right into the
letter. and 0Nan to read too; looked right at !,
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