Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17

and says he, Well, Major, I'll tell you what It's if
you II get me over that difficulty handsomely, when
we come TO have another shuttle for the offices, YOU
may choose any card in the pack, and you shall
have it.
Well, says |, Colonel, about that remark of yourn
at Baltimore, that you should give up when this term
is out all you've got 10 do is TO get Mr.. Richie TO
take il back in the Union let him declare that it
was only sort of speculation, hastily thrown out,
without much consideration, and that, so far as he
understands, neither the President nor any of his
Cabinet entertains any such views. Then you can
90 along jest smooth and safe as if nothing had
happened.
Fact, that's it, says the Colonel, swapping his fin
gers strange didn't think of that before. Major,
you do beat all for working out of difficulties |
believe III make up my mind to go ahead another
term; don't see any thing in the way. I'll tell
ye how think of working It, I've been reading
over this letter of Taylors to the Cincinnati Signal
He's All old head, but he amt agoing to come ano-
Their Bona Vista blunder over me. If | don
take the wind out of his sails before long, I'll
engage TO make him King of Mexico. And rliuy
him On his own tack too I'll come out and declare
that won't be the candidate of no party neither;
and throw myself upon the people. I'm convinced
from what I've seen on this journey, that the Wings
will 90 for almost to man. Van Buren, and
Wright, who say I'm not the man for the Northern
Democrats may 90 to grass. | go for the people,
the whole people, and nothing but the people.
Well, says |, Colonel, that's the road and
wish you pleasant and prosperous journey.
We had some more talk about the war before we
reached Augusta, but haven't got time to explain
to you the Presidents views about it in this letter.
He says he means to keep tight rein over Taylor,
and not let him do much, and when he does do any
thing, make him report it to the Government through
Scott asked him if he wasn't afraid of making too
tall man out of Scott by placing him on Taylor's
shoulders, and he said no, he should look out for
that and if he see any danger OF it he should make
Scott report to the Government through Mr.. Trist.
After we visited Augusta and Hallowell, and
Gardiner, | tried to get the President to 90 out to
Downingville but he said he didn't think it would
do for him TO stop any longer this time though there
was no place in the country that he was more anx-
ous to see and he promised, the first leisure time
he could get, to make flying visit there. | asked
him if he didn't think it would do for me to go out
and stop day or two, as | hadn't uncle
Joshua or Aunt kezah or any of 'em there for
long time. He said, certainly by all means, and
he would hurry back to Washington and look round
two three days and see what was best to be done
about this Mexican war business, which, according
to the letter brought from Ginera Scott, seemed
to be getting into something of snarl. He said
he would have things all cut and dried by the time
! got back along to Washington, SO that we could
make up our minds at once what is best to be done.
y our old friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING