Washington telegraph., 1847-07-28
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Frla fta AH.aaaI i4ie8.esaeer.
LETTER FROM M 1Aek DOWNING.
Mr.. GALEs Il SEAfos.
Hy Dsdr Old ffifais. aud Mr. Bnch.
anan aud the fesl Of us utefId,k the Pros.
lirnl last night at Naik, where wr found
him pretty we'll mekefel aul. having GOT
through with all hi. birls.eeaing in TIA,
t'eda-iin great eilY. anl ltadY 10 push
down East. | MAS gaius Ia write limo
10 friend Richie, a, he the Government
Editor, as soon as eanld keteh no with
the President, and Iel him hnaw how the
oi gentleman slns. ihe iau0ITl. Bui
T. pcnrd 10 luus IHla YouI rlnaf, auI / see
brlhcf lngerso.l, al Pa.IaHf.rHss ssuls hi.
letters 10 lon. Ihis puzzled me a liuie at
uri, because amy he va. IN Ma.
!Hchic's ,ile. BH IaakeI along anl |
ser bee called Nuur papei a ''p1Wei'ul Iaur.
ai anl Ihfu the iaauaHl sIHiHk iua that |
road somewhere thai .I6efH'z a laWrr b,.
h'nl the lhmHe greater iian ihs throne
i.sr.L' We'll, lhu.s |. lh4t IHzsfs1I. {. a
cHnnng .r.er bd be a.u'l a gong TO got
ahead ul me. Il he writes 10 The power
behind lhr throne. | wi too. 50 L NJ.
Rrchir complains. aul saY. | ought 10
wrote io him, uish ~ " aall iu.t smooth
1t over go bin, aud Tell him the reason ol il,
aud icI| him wien The oIl ships grls on
's'acr lack, aud he papsl gals on behind,
-, Wi,lr 10 hia.
As | hal come right on irom Mexico thu
shortest oul aud had brought letter from
"hua. scHN 10 ,hc President, as soon a..
Nsrul iu York ! run righiup to tho tavern
v'"ir b. stopped TO give bnn rbr hlirr.-
lo.A, TOLL mr be wa, At the A.tor House
that great tavern made out ol hcwed
stone. So went up, aul went in, and
a.kcl uur or The walters il Colonel Polk
pll up lhciri
"l' 70 Jenny Polk yc maur; Young
Hickory lhr rfr-d'nll' ,ays be.
"Sarain, 20 say, /.
"ics,' says he, "hcs berci up stair, in
Li, room.
Says |, "Show m' hi' chamber as quick
a. You can, mus, src him."
"lou cant sTc hm to night" SAYS he;
"loung ll.rhoy !. iircl u,l, aud cant sec
npbudy at oil. nl al. Why wasn't yc on
hand Ia the Goyenur's room i SO wanted
to see himl Al the boys had chance
there
Says |, "lhal's nothing 10 tho pini; |
vas ON The fual from Washington. and
lm going lo sec lhr President Tonight Il
have lo gn through the slone walls ol this
house loo IL.
Then along colhc Mr.. Slutson: nnl says
be-, "rarick what's the row Isroi'
"llerc's ieIlor getting wralhy," says
Phrirk, "brcausc | won't lei him 60 up to
the Presidents ROOM
AZ that Mr.. Sillsun turned round 10 me.
anl,as soon as be sronme.hc krlchcd hold
ol my baud, and, says he, "Malor Downing
I am very happy TO SEQ You Ill show
You right 10 the prsidenls room myself
I'm sorry you wasn't here before. We've
hil some very pleasant tea parIie, since
lhr Presidents bren hrre.'
When got into The Presidents chamber
hr was laying down on the bed TO rest, and
looking ns tired as ral that had been
drawcd through forty knot holes. But, as
soon a. he soc me, be jumped up, looking
rather wild, aud says he, "Malor Downing,
how arc ycl didn't think ri seeing you
back irom Nlclco so soon as this. How
does thing go On there nowi"
Says |, "Colonel, they don't 90 on hardly
nt all. They are waiting for more help.
Scott md Taylor aie both growing rather
red and angry to lhinl, you should chuck en-
away into tho middle Of Mexico there, and
then not send 'cm help to 6ght the way out
nrain. And It seems TO me, Colonel, you
do hold bac, in this business a little too
much. you don't send 'em help pretty
soon, them gucuilas will eat our little
armies all up. Why, Colonel" says /.
III this wnr bad conc onin the time OF the
old Gincul, my Old freud Hickory, he
would had them NloNcans half whipped
to death by this limc. but here's letter
from Gen. Scott, to tell yo what he thinks
about the business. come on post.hasto
To bring it, lie says he won't stir from
Puebla I'LL you send on men 10 take tho
place Of all Them that's coming home"
The President took the letter and read a
few lines, and throw i downupon the table,
ard, saysh he, "ll'sno use; Scott may grum'
bic aud ptowl as much as he's mind TO,
but lis no use. This war is concern Of
my own getting mp, Tor my own use, and
shall manage il eslas please Says he,
"Nmor Downing, there's reasons in all
things don't want them MHicao3