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The lntcligencer, of Saturday, has letter from the
reritable MAJOR Jack Downing, dated on board the
, steamboat on Long Island sound. bound to Con-
"neciicut and Down East, June ~, 1917" in which
the Major sets forth much interesting and important
information AS to the views OF the President We
give an extract below -
When 90, into the Presidents chamber
he was laying down on the bed to rest, and looking
as tired as rat that had been drawcd through forty
knoholes But, as soon as he see me, he jumped up,
looking rather wild, and says he, " Major Downing,
how are ye didn't think OF seeing you back from
Mexico so soon us this. How does things go on there
now r
Says I, :" Colonel, they don't go on hardly at all.
They are waiting for more help. Scott and Taylor
both are growing rather red and angry oth,nk you
should chuck em away into the middle OF Mexico
there and then not send EN- help to night the way ont
again And is seems to me, Colonel, y II do hold
back in this business little too much If you don't
send EN- help pretty soon, them auerrlas w ca! our
little armies all up Why, Colonel says |, " IT this
war had come on in the time OF the old General my
old friend Hickory, he would had them Mexicalis
halt whippedto death by this time. But here's letter
from scott, to tell ye what he thinks about the bust
ness. come on post-haste to bring it. lie says he
won't stir from Pucbla till you send on more men to
take the place of all them that's coming homc.'
The President took the letter and read few lines,
and threw it down upon the table aud, says he It's
no use Scott may grumbe and growl as much as he's
a mind to, out it S no This is concern Of
my ma own citing np Tor my own use And shall ma
there's reason in all things don't want them Mex
leans whipped too fast especially when them upstart
Generals get all the glory Of it, When found Taylor
swcihn up too large, meant To stopped him at
Monterey and draw off part his glory TO Scott
But that Taylor Is head-strong chap. dangerous
lie OVERSIGHT his duty and blundcrcd on TO that
victory at Bucna Vista. that sot every thing all in n
blaze shant overlook il in him very soon II the
selfish creature had only let santa Ana gwen HIM
handsome licking there, we might mad peace mt
little while, for ! bad things ali arranged with santa
Ana to wind the business night mp III snch way That
mi hj each OF us have made a handsome PUN ont
oft But that unpardonable Taylor must cut and
slash rouu1 with his hlndlul OF men, untutorcd voun-
tcers that / thought were as harmless as flock OF
sheep and contriVc, by that awful blundcr at Bucnn
Visa, TO pom all the lat INTO the lire.
." Well then, Scott has mt behaved much better.
He's licked the McXicnns too fast by great sight,
and is swen' himself up in the eyes of the people
shameully thought if could sent Col. Benton
there, he would squeezed thr glory ont ct ooh ct
'em in little whiIc and settled EN- down SO they
wouldn't been dangerous But that vagabond Sc
nate wouldn't let me d. IL That was too bad MAJOR,
when them Generals were attracting all the glory
that belonged 10 me, that the Senate wouldn't let me
do any thing TO offset them. But Ill let EN- Know
that Young Hickory isn't to be beat any more than
Old Hickory was. Eve sent MIR. inst on to look
after matters and that the armies don't 90 too
fas; : for am determined Scott and Taylor shan't
whip the Nexicans any faster than Is prudent. All
the glory that's to come out OF tins war airy belongs
10 me. and I'll have It,.
1" But" says l. " Colonel, you going to send on
more men, amt you Or what are you gongto do
How are you going to wind the business up :.
Says he, g I'm too tired to talk over my plans To-
10 Mexico vet. Mr. Inst IL there, and | can trust
him 10 look alter matters, and you better Jump into
,he boat with Us IN the morning and take trip down
East, and talk the subject over at oar leisure.
About five o'clock IN the morning, the President
ratified away at my door and walked me ont OF a sound
sleep; and, when he found | wasn't up. says he,
MAJOR you must be spry, or you'll be too late, Tor
were oil at sin
was up aud dressed abou, the quickest, and went
ont, and fact, there was quarter OF mile OF soldiers,
all ready 10 escort Us to the boat And down wc went,
ttIl and
BOYS and gals. of all sorts and sizes running and
crowding, and some holerinE and hurrahng, and in
few minutes were aboard tue steamboat, and the
bell mng, and the steamer puticj and oil We went on
the Sound towards Connecticut.
The President had illlc room all to hisse and he
made me go right into 1t with him, and he sot down in
an easy chair and put his eetupon another and says
he, MAJOR, am glad to get out OF the crowd again
we'll take few hours OF rest and comfort on this
voyage. This being President, Major mighty hard
work; but, after all, like it. I've had a glorious
time OF it in New York. Every body running
after me. and ii though ] had seen every
thing feel though had lived through whole
year in these three days and don't believe any body
ever received more hunors IN so short space OF time
in this country"
Well" says |. Colonel, it seems to me pity
you told the folks at Baltimore the other day that you
should retire when tins term was up. Ion might 90
two terms, as old Hickory did JEST well not, you
are POPULAR
At that he gave me tack in the ribs and sly wink,
and says he, Z" MAJOR. don't You understand that
Telling OF EN- | shouldn't stand another term is Jest
the right way make EN- the more fierce 10 have Inc
Bont you know Anthony said Caesar refused the
crown three times Jest so as to be more sure OF having
II placed on his head And Jest see how Santa Ana
is working it now in Mexico. When he gets pretty
near run down, aud shlvcrng in the wind ana no.
thing To stand upon, he sends IN his resignation, with
long patriotic speech about shedding the last drop OF
his blood Tor his country, and ali that and The people
refuse TO receive his resignation, and cry out long live
Santa Ana and AWAY he goes again and drums up
another army OF soldiers.
llut toll II, M1it, h, Tttfl.