The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-08-26

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, Rs,rhla. savs he: what. have yan COS
something ulnFe II srou and irsyioFis
tlunaeFiag IN Mexiras nnss $500
i NG.l.lag snose.o day SAYS lie PIssissni.
I was only ie!ling Major Downing how
ihelE bisslasleEs iiarfe haze aail'e PFslly Gear
Eausing lie c0nnirF. aaI hoE II is shso-
lnieiy nersssaty ~ get the saaEi HUl a. ihriT
hands soHsel.sx NJ other helnre lisey quite
GRish lie iah. I'm going IaoE ioITy one
more pkn: Dir. RIarhie: hUi i'e eaIelul
Illat you dan,i saY zaything about il in
ilie Union. assi blow il III ~. ! iries
as.ce 10 sen! ca. Benion on lar lie same
lpnrposs-. and Gongess bl0Ned Glal ~.
Then srai TIisi On lor tie same purpose.
and SeaII has hlaweh him aP. NoW iIa
asoiRg 10 send MalnF Downing. not n a
regular Chaplaia. hal Is sarl Of watch
upon lliem. You knnw, 10 EoIS EnuRd anal
do the business up before aRs laldy AnoMs
il. lie isn'I 10 "a 10 Seo.i ROT Tayl"E.
nor Lave anything In 10 With IN. but io
work his Nay into MeAii'n, anL 90 right
to SANTA Anna, aud kanck up bargain
with him. daa'l care what he giges.
The iacI j.. Mr. Rilel.ir, the county nec'ls
peace, and III have Peaee, cost whalii~iI.
An excellent idea. says Nc. Rite bic 4;
an exccl!cai plan. sir. I'm for peare At
al hazards, il il is To be found anywhere
IN MeXicO-gi,al j., II We Gan get hold nf
it beioEe Scott AMI Tayinr does. And !
think Major Downing is just The man for
ii-a true siauneh democratic republican:
and whatever he does viii go Tor the bea-
eft Ihe Administration. Now hh roun-
lry's shins are arhing pretty bad with the
war. aud if we can iix up gooI smooth
pearc right oa, and not LEI Sc,ii aud Tay-
lnr have any hand in il, who knows. Mr..
President, but il might make our Adam
islraliOn so popular, thai you aud | might
both he elected to serve another fur years
Bu, when is the Major To start
s Right or tonight, says the President,
or rather in the morning before daylight
before any body in Washington finds out
he has got back from Downingville. lhave
forbid his calling u the inteliigencer oilire
and | don't want they should ind oal or :
mistrhsi that he has been here. II they
should get wind al the movement. they
would be sure 10 throw sorr cOusii ution-
al difficulty in the way, and try 10 make a
bad boirh of The business.
The President shot me into his room,
and charged me not to leave the house,
while he sent for Mr.. Buchanan and Mr..
Marcy 10 fix up my private instructions.
While he was gone. Mr.. Riiehie fixed me
mp nice little bundle of private iastruc-
tons, too. on his own hook, nodded. lie
said, OH the Virginia Resolutions of'9S.
Presently the President came back with
my budget all ready, and give me nv in
s,ructions, and filled my pockets with ra-
tons, aud told me how To dlaw whenever
WANTED money; andbefore daylight was
of good piece on the road to Tire war. |
To-day | met man going on 10 carry
letters to the GsyernmenifIom Gen. SCOTS
side Of tie .Mara. apd.l made ,bipL ssinDqo a9
! was afraid you might begin to think |
was dead. tie SAYS Scott is quite wralhy /
about the Trisi business, and wants TO push /
right on and take tie City of Mexico, bat !
MIR. 1rist is disposed TO wait and see il he
can't make bargain with Santa Annals |
men. / shall push along as fast as can. |
and get into the city of Mexico iC possible !
before Sroli does, and if I oaIy once get
hold of Santa Anna, have no doubt ! .
shall make trade,
l don't know yet whether shall fake
SCOTS road or 1'aylor's read To 90 TO the
city OF Mexico; it will depend little ON
the news gel by the way. Two or three
times when have been stopping To rest |
have been looking over my private inslruc-
tons. They are fust rate, especially Mr..
Riichie's. ..s.-.
| remain your old friend. and the Pres
Ident private Enbassetler, ~
. MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
Tie Cost Of It-Arrording TO an OFF, .
eIal statement from the Treasury Depart
ment the public expenses for The last three
months have been over twenlv-iwo mil
lions of dollars, of which sum more than
sixteen millions have been paid out Tor
the army. The farce in the field is moi
much greater pow ilmn It has been for the
year past, and The cost Of its maintenance
not much il any greater. The war OK.
pcnses for The army alone during this year ,
will. therefore. amount to moi FAR from
sixly-fye millions, ora million and oua. ;
Ter week. Add to this the other ex. .
penses for the navy, the civil list, &c., The
pensions 10 be paid hereafter, the vas,
lmonnl oil claims vel TO come in. &c., and
ilp aUurpu9fp aasf IF Ill, $50 =. -.---- = =