Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-08-26
sTRoUDsBURG COUNTY THURSDAY,

and sets his paper battery In roar. his sho!s
fly right and left, and sometimes knock down
friends as we'll as foes. To be sure they don't
make very great impression upon the enemy;
but then there's this advantage in it: if he don't
kill or beat off the enemy, he keeps the admin
istration so perfectly covered with smoke that
the enemy can't see half the time where 10 FIRE
at us. On The whole, Mr.. Richie is valuable
man TO my administration, notwithstanding all
his mistakes and blunders.
Jes, then The door opened, and who should
come in but Mr. Richie himself. As he opened
the door he ke,ched the sound of the two las,
words The President was saying.
Mistakes and bunders !" says Mr.. Richie,
says he; what, have you got something more
of Scout and Taylor's blundering in Mexico!
Nothing more to-day, says the President
I was only telling Major Downing how their
blunders there have come pretty near running
the country, and how i, is absolutely necessary
to ge, the staff ou, Of their hands somehow or
other before they quite finish the job. Pm 60
ing now to try one more plan, Mr.. Richie; but
be careful lha, you don't say any thing about II
in the Union, and blow it all up. | tried once
10 send Col. Benton on for the same purpose,
and Congress blowed that up Then | sen,
Trist on for the same purpose, and Scot! has
blowed him up Now I'm agoing 10 send Ma
jor Downing, not as regular Chaplain, but as
sort of watch upon them, you know, TO work
round and do the business up before any body
knows it. He isn't 10 go TO Scott nor Taylor,
nor have any thing 10 do with 'em, but work
his way into Mexico and go righ, to Santa An
ma and knock up bargain with him. | don'
care what he gives. The fac, is. Mr.. Richie
the country needs peace, and III have peace
cost what it will. :,
An excellen, idea, says Mr.. Richie an ex'
celent plan, sir. Pm for peace at all hazards
if i, is 10 be found any where in Mexico-,ha
is, five can get hold of it before Scott or Fay
lor does. And think Ma; Downing is just the
man for it-a true siaIch democratic republl
can /; and whatever he does will 60 for the ben
eff, of the administration. Now the country's
shins are aching pretty bad with the war. if we
can fix up good smooth peace right of. and
no, let Scou nor Taylor have any hand in it
who knows, Mr. President, but it nigh, make
our administration so popular that you and
might both be elected TO serve another lou
years! But when is the Major to starr
Righ, off tonight, says the President, or
rather, in The morning before dayligh,-befors
any body in Washington finds ou. that he ha
goi back from Downingvile. have forbid hi
calling a, the lntelligencer office, and | don
wan, they should find ou, or missruss that he'
been here. If they should gel wind Of TIT
movement, they would be sure TO throw SONS
constitutional difficulty in The way, and try II
make bad botch of the business.
The Presiden, shut me into his room, AMI
charged me not to leave the house, while h
sen, for Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Marcy to fl,
up nv private Instructions While he was gone
Mr.. Richie fixed me up liule bundle OF prl
vate instructions loo, on his own hook, nodded
he said, on the Virginia Resolutions OF '98.-
Presently the Presiden, came back with m.
bulge. all ready, and give me my instructions
and filled my pockets with ralions, and told MI
how to draw whenever wanted money; AM
before daylight. was off good piece on tn
road to the war.
To-day met man going on to carry letter
10 the Government from Gineral SCOTS side o
the war, and made him stop little while II
take this letter TO you for l was afraid yo
might begin to think l was dead. He say
Scott is quite wrahy abou, the Trist business
and wants TO push righ. on and take the city O
Mexico, but Mr. iris. is disposed TO wal! an
see if he can't make bargain with Santa An
mas men, shall push along as fast as can
and ge, into the city of Mexico if possible be
fore Scott does, and if only once get hold
Santa Anna, have no doub. | shall make
trade.
dom. know yet whether shall take Sco..'
road or Taylors road to 90 to the city of Mex
ico it will depend little upon the news &c
on the way. Fwo or three times, when ha'
been stopping to rest, have been looking owe
my private Instructions They are fuss rate
especially Mr.. Riches.
remain your old friend, and the President
private Embasseder,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
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