Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
FROM THE NATIONAL iNrELLicENcEn.
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS


his plain way, some views of President PoLR-
Young HICKORY. as he delights to call him--whieh
that distinguished functionary had not thought
necessary to confde TO his most confidential friends
before he met with the Major
On board the Steamboat on L. l. Sound. bo,oad
to Connecticut and Doom Eust, June %. IS47.
| My Dear old Friends: I and Mr. Buchanan
and the rest of us overlook the President last nuh
At YORK, where we found him pretty well tuckeTeJ
out, having got through with all his birds eogini-
IN that everlastin great city, and ready to push on
this morning down East. | was going to write
line to friend Richie, as he's the Government Edi-
tor, as soon as could kech up with the President
and let him know how the old gentleman stood the
Journey But happened to look into your paper.
and see brother Ingerso of Philadeiphia. sends
his letters toyou This puzzled me little at first
because knew he was on Mr.. Richie's side. But
looked along, and see he called your paper a
powerful journa;" and then the thought struck
me that had read somewhere that 'sthere's a pow
er behind the throne greater than the throne itself
wen thinks l, that lngersoll is cunning Teller,
but he amt going to get head of me- If he !
writes to the power behind the throne, will too.
30, IT Mir. Richie complains, and says ought to
wrote 10 him, wish you would lust smooth il
over to him, and tell him the reason of it. and tel!
him when the old ship gets on 'tother tack, and his
paper gets on behind, III write to him
AS had come right on from Mexico the shortest
cut, and had brought letter from Gineral Scott TO
'he PRESIDENT, as soon as got to York nun rirht
up 10 the tavern where he stopped give him the let
ter Folks told me he was at the Astor House |
that great tavern made out of hewed stone So |
went up, and went in and asked one Of the waiter,
1t Colonel Polk put up there?
"ls it Jenny Polk We name: Young Hickory. |
the President 20 says he.
"Sartain,'' saysI
eyes," says he, ''he's heres up stairs ii his
room.'
Says 7, ''Show me his chamber as ouick as Won
can must see him.
you can't see him tonight" says he sYouna |
Hickory Is tired out, and can't see nobody at all
Why wasn't we on hand in the Governors room
IL We wanted TO see him? Ar the boys had a
chance there"
Says /, CHATS nothing TO the pint was on the
road from Washington then, and Pm going to see the
President tonight i'll have to 90 through the stone
walls of this house for it''
Then along comes Mr.. Stutson: and saws he.
| ''Patrck. what's the row here?'
Here's teller getting wrathy" says Patrick,
because won't let him go up into the Presidents
room"
AT that Mr. Stutson turned ronnd to me, and. as
soon as he seen me, he ketched hold of my hand.
and, says he, 'Maor Downing, am very happy
TO see YOU III show you right up to the Presi-
dents room myself. Pm sorry you WASN'T here
before. We've had some very pleasant tea parties
since the Presidents been here's
When got into the Presidents chamber nc was
laying down on the bed to rest, and looking as tired
as rat that had been drawed through forty knot
holes But. as soon as he see me, he jumped up,
looking rather wild, and says he, "Major Downing
how are We? did mt think of seeing YOU hack
from Mexico as rs this. How does things oo
on there now 2"
Says |, Colonel, they don't go on hardly at all
They are waiting for more help Scott and Tav
Tor both are growing rather red and angry to think
you should chuck 'em away into the middle of Mex
leo there, and then not send 'em help to firbt the
way out again. And it seems to me. Colonel Won
do hold back in this business little too much If
you don't send 'em help pretty soon, them guer-
rlias VIII eat our little armies all up. Why Col
onel, says |, 'iP this had come on in the time
OF the old Ginera, my old friend Hickory, he
would a had them Mexicans half whipped to death
! by this time. But here's letter from Scott; TO
tell ye what he thinks about the business. / come
on post haste TO bring it, EIe says ne WON'T stir
from Puebla till you send on more men TO take the
place of all them that's coming hone.'
The President took the letter and read few
lines, and threw it down upon the table and. says
he, ITS no use; Scott may grumble and growl as
much as he's mind TO, but it's no use. This war
IS concern ofmy own getting up, for my own use
and shall manage il jest as | please" SAYS he.
Major Downing, there's reason in all things I
don't want them Mexcans whipped too fast, es-
pecally when them upstart Generals get all the
|
too large, meant to stopped him at Monterey
and draw off a part Of his glory on to Scott But
that Taylor is headstrong chap, a Dangerous man
He OVERSIGHT his duty and blundered on 10 that vic
| tory at Buena Vista, that SGT everything all in
blaze. shan't overlook it in him very soon. II
the selfish creature had only let Santa Anna given
! him handsome licking there, we might i had
peace in little while. for had things ali arranged
with Santa Anna TO wind the business right ND in
such away that we might each Of us have made a
| handsome plum out Of it. But that unpardonabIe
Taylor must cut and slash round with his handful
OF men, unutored volunteers, that 7 THOUGHT was
as harmless as flock of sheep. and conirive, by
that awful bunder at Buena Vista, TO pour all the
fat into the fire.
Well then, Scott hasn't behaved much better
t5es licked the Mexicans too fast by a great sight
and IS swelhn himself up in the eyes of the people
shamefully. thought if could.a sent Col Ben
ton on there, he w6ud squeezed the glory out of
'em IN a little while, and settled 'em down so they
! would mt been dangerous. But that vagabond Sen
ate would nj let me do it. That was too bad.
Major, when them two Generals were attroctino
all the glory that belonged to me, that the Senate
| wouldn't let me do any thing to Offset them
But III let 'em know that Young Hickory isn't 70 10
| beat any more than Old Hickory was I've sent
Mr.. Trist on to look after matters and to see that
the armies don't 60 too fast for Pm determined
Scott and Taylor shan't whip the Mexicans any
faster than is prudent. Ali the glory that's to
come out of this war fairly Belongs to me- and III
have IT,
But says I, Colonel, you are going to send
on more men, amt you7 Or what are you going
to do? How are you going to wind the business
i upP
4 Says ne, I'n too tired to talk over ny plans 10
night. But there's no need Of your going right
back to Mexico yet Nj Trst is there, and can
trust him to look after matters, and you better Jump