Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-03

sound sleep; and, when ne found was mt up, says
he Major, you must be spry. or you'll be toolate,
for we're off at six"
was up and dressed about the quickest, and went
out and fact, there was a quarter of mile Of sol
diers all ready to escort us to the boat. And down
we went through whole streets full Of men and
women, and boys and gals, of all sorts and sizes,
some running and crowding, and some hollering and
hurrahing, and in few minutes we were aboard the
steamboat, and the bell rung and the steamer pulled,
and off we went on the Sound towards Connecticut.
The President had a little room all to himself,
and he made me go right into it with him, and he
sot down in an easy chair, and put his feet upon
another and says he, Major Pm glad to get out
of the crowd again; Wen take few hours of rest
and comfort on this voyage. This being President
Major is mighty hard work but, after ALL like it..
I've had glorious time of it in New York. Every
body was running after me, and it seems as though
/ had seen every thing. feel as though had
lived through whole year in these three days, and
| don't believe any body ever received more honors
in so short space of time in this country"
Well,' says /, {" Colonel, il seems to me pity
you told the folks at Baltimore the other day that
you should retire when this term was up You
might 60 two terms, old Hickory did, jest well
as not, you are so popular"
At that he give me tuck in the ribs and sly
wink, and, says he, Major, don't you understand
that? Telling of 'em | shouldn't stand another
term is jest the right way to make 'em the more
fierce to have me. Don't you know Anthony sand
Cesar refused the crown three times, Jest SOFAS to
be more sure of having it placed on his head And
jest see how Santa Anna is working it now IN Mex
leo. When he gets pretty near run down, AND
shivering in the wind and nothing to stand upon he
sends in his resignation with long patriotic speech
about shedding the last drop of his blood for his
country, and all that, and the people refuse to re-
ceive his resignation, and cry out long live Santa
Anna = and away he goes again and drums up
another army of soldiers.
But, to tell the truth, Major" says he, when
made that remark at Baltimore had some little
notion of retiring. Our party was cut up, things
looked rather dark ahead, and | find this Mexican
war something of bother after all. Taylor and
Scott commit 50 many blunders, had really then
some notion of retiring when this term is up. But,
since got along to New York, things seem to look
brighter. I'm popular, Major: | know am. |
shouldn't be surprised if the Wings made demon
stration in my favor yet. They seemed very fond
of me in New York and so did every body, every
body you could mention; even the market-women
took me by the hand and called me young Hickory,
and gave me lots of fruit. There, do you see that
pineapple on the table there?" says he. "That
was given me at the Fulton market, as we were
going over to Brooklyn on Saturday. Cut away,
Major and help yourself to it; it's nice one.
And here's paper of most excellent tobacco
says he, that presented to me at the same
time. You go into the pineapple and III go into
the tobacco, and then Wen have little more talk
about the war;"
Jest as we got cleverly under way they sung out
aboard the boat for the passengers to get ready for
landing. So must cut my yarn off here for the
present but likely as not you'll hear from me
again. Your old friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.