Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-07-22
Letter from Major Downing.

On board the Steamboat on Long Island Sound,
bound to Connecticut and Down East, June
%, IS47.
Messrs. GAELs & SEAToN:
My Dear old Friends IL and Mr.. Buchanan
and The rest of us overlook The President last
night al York, where we found him pretty well
1ckered out, having 60, ihro' with all his birds
eggng in that everlas,in great city, and ready
TO push on this morning down east was going
to write line to friend Richie, as he's the Gov
ernment Editor, as soon as could kech up
with the President, and lie, him know how the
old gentleman stood the journey. Blu, hap.
pened to look into your paper, and see broth
er lnge.soll, of Pmladelphia, sends his letters
TO you. This puzzled me lil,le a, first, be-
cause knew he was on Riches side. But
looked along, and see he called your paper
a powerful journal y and then the thought
struck me that | had read somewhere that
&" there's power behind the throne greater
Than The throne itself" Well, thinks l. ,ha, In.
eersoI is a cunning feler, bu, he amt going
10 get ahead of me. If he writes to the power
behind the ,hrone, will too. So, if Mr.. Ritch-
lie complains, and says ought 10 wrote to him,
wish you would just smooth it over 10 him,
aud tell him The reason Of it, and tell him when
The old ship gets on 'tother tack, and his paper
gets on behind, I'll write 10 him.
As had come right on from Mexico the
shortest cut, and had brought letter from Gin
eral Scot, 10 The President, as soon as we got 10
York run righ. up to The tavern where he STOP
ped to give him the letter. Folks told me he
out of hewed stone. So went up and went
4 IL, II pI pnlr
put up there
"Is il Jenny Polk We name Young Hick-
orv the President 7" says he.
"Sar,in." says |.
"Yes," says he, " he's here {: up stairs In his
ROOM"
Says |, &" Show me bis chamber as quick as
you can; must see him."
Z" You cant see him TO night" says he
=" Young Hickory is tired out, and can. see no.
body al ALL Why wasn't ye on hand in the
Governors room If ye wanted TO see him All
the boys had chance there"
Says |, that's nothing TO the point was
ON The road from Washington then, and I'm 60
ing 10 see the President TO. night if have to 60
through the stone walls of this house for'."
Then along come Mr. Sielson: and says he,
i" Patrick, what's the row here 7"
Here's fe!lcr getting wralhy," says Pat
rick, because won't lei him go up TO the Pre-
idenl's room"
A,,hat MI. .Stetson turned round TO me, and, as
soon as he see me, he ketched hold of my hand,
and, says he, "Major Downing am very happy
TO see YOU. III show you right up 10 the Pres
ident's room myself. Pm sorry you " as'nl here
before. We've had some very pleasant tea.
parries since the Presidents been here"
When got into the Presidents chamber he
was living down on The bed 10 resi-, and looking
as tired as raj that had been drawed through
forty knol-ho But, as soon as he see me,
| be Jumped up, looking rather wild, and says he
+" Major Downing, how are ye? didn't think
of seeing you back from Mexico as soon as this
How does things go on there now 7"
Saws | o Colonel they don't go hardly al all
They are waiting for more help. Scott and
Taylor both are growing red and angry TO think
YOU should chuck 'em away into the middle o
Mexico there, and then not send them help to
| fight their way Out again. And ii seems 10 me
Colonel, you do hold back in The business IT.
lie 100 much Ifyou dontsend 'em help pretty
soon them guerrias will eat our lille armies
all np." Why, Colonel. says |, p" If this wal
had come on IN the time OF The old General my
old friend Hickory, he would had them Mex
leans half whipped 10 death by this time: Boz
here's letter from Scott, 10 tell you what ne
thinks about The business. | come on post
haste to bring it. He says he won, stir IRON
PoebIa ill you send on more men TO take the
place of all them that's coming home"
The President took ,he leuer and read lie"
| lines, and threw il down upon the table; and
saws he, "It's no use Scout may grnmble and
orowl as much as he's mind TO, but it's no use
| This war is concern Of my own getting up
for my own use, and shall manage it jest as
| please" Says he. Major Downing. there s
reason 10 all things. don't wan't them Mex
leans whipped 100 fast, especially when them
upstat Generals get all the glory OF it. When
| found Taylor swellin upioo large. meant
TO stopped him si Monterey and draw oil
part OF his glory on to Scott But that Taylor
is hesdsuong chap. dangerous man. he
overstept his duty and blundered on 10 that VIC
lofy a, Buena Vista ,ha, so, every thing all IN
blaze. | shant overlook il in him very soon
| II The selfish creature had only let Santa Anna
oi,en him handsome licking there. we nigh
! = had neace in lurle while. for | had things
all arranged with Santa Anna 10 wind the bnsi