The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-07-13
From the Nahonals hfeHgencer.
Editors Correspondence.

E0lJOrS correspondence.
We were thrown quite into ffutter
yesterday by receiving in our bag from
the Post Office the following letters from
the Public's old friend Major Jack DoU-
ming, who seems to have written it to US
for the purpose of communicating to the
Public, in his plain way, some views of
President PoLK-Youlg Hickory, as he
delights to call him-which that distin-
guished functionary had not thoughtneces-
sary TO con6de to his most confidential
friends before he met with the Major.
On board the Steamboat on Long Island
Sound, bound 10 Connecticut and
Dewn East, June 2s, ls47.
Mr.. GALES & SEAToN:
Ny Dear oid Friends: | and Mr..
/ Buchanan and the rest of US overlook the
President last night at York, where we
found him pretty well tuckered out, hav-
ing got through with all his birds-egglng
in that everlastin great city, nd''ready to
push on this morning down East. | was
going TO write line TO friend Richie, as
t he's the Government Editor, as soon as
could ketch up with the President, and
let him know how the old gentleman
stood the journey. But ] happened to
look into your paper, and see brother
Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, sends his let
ters to you. This puzzled me a little at
/ first, because | knew he was on Mr..
Richie's side. But looked along, and |
see he called your paper ''powerful jour
nal - and then the thought struck me
that had read somewhere that "there's
power behind the throne greater than the
throne ITSELF" Well, thinks |, that In
gersoll is cunning feller, but he amt
going to get ahead of me. Ifhe,writes TO
the power behind the throne, will too.
So if Mr.. Richie complains, and says |
ought to wrote to him, | wish you would
just smooth it over to him, and tell him
when the old ship gets on 'tother track,
and his paper gets on behind, III write to
him.
As ] had come right on from Mexico
the shortest cut, and had brought letter
from Gineral Scott to the President, as
soon as we got to York | run right up to
the tavern where he stopped to give him
the letter. Folks told me he was at the
Astor House-that great tavern made out
of hewcd stone. So | went up, and went
in, and asked one of the walters if Colonel
Polk put up there!
as it Jenny Polk we name ; Young
Hickory, the President r. says he.
"Sartin," says |.
"Yes," says he, shes here ; up stairs
in his room."
Says I, "Show me his chamber as
quick as you can (; | must see him."
"You can't see him tonight says he;
"Y Dung Hickory is tired out, and can't
see nobody at all at all. Why wasn't We
on hand in the Governors room if ye
wanted to see him II the boys had a
chance there"
Says |, "that's nothing to the pint |
was on the road from Washington then,
and I'm going to see the President.to-nig
il | have 10 60 through the stone walls OF
this house for it,
Then along came Mr.. Sntson and
says he. "Patrick, what's The row here %
Here's felIer getting wrathy," says
Patrick, "because won'tlet him go up to
the Presidents room."
At that Mr.. Stutson 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
I'll show you right up to the Presidents
room myself. I'm sorry you wasn't here
before. We've had some very pleasant
tea-parties since the Presidents been
here"
When got into the Presidents cham
ber he was laying down on the bed TO
rest, and looking as tired as rat that had
been drawed through forty knot-holes.
But, as soon as he see me, he jumped up,
looking rather wild, and says he, "Major
Downing, how are we ! didn't think
of seeing YOU back from Mexico as soon
as this. How does things go on there
now 2"
Saws |, Colonel, they don't go on
hardly at all. They are waiting for more
help. Scott and Taylor both are grow
ing rather red and angry TO think you
should chuck 'em away into the middle
OF Mexico there and then not send 'em
help to fight the way out again. And il
seems to me, Colonel, you do hold back
IN this business little too much. Hyou
don't send 'cm help pretty soon, them
oUerrlllas will est our little arnaiss all M