Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-29


N But what do you mean says he.
n Well, SAYS |, the people all seem TO be a
mazing fond, but somehow IL seems 10 have
sort of InOth.r.in.iaio Sho,o about Il f; it don
seem to be 50 real hearty as they showed ol'
Il Hickory.
4 Wei, now, Major says he, and he reddcno,
a little when he said this, says he, that onl,
shows how strong your prcjudlces are set IL
favor of the old Gineral. But | thought yot
was man Of stronger mind aud sounder judg
mcnt. | cant agree with you against the ev
'dence Of my own senses. Did you notice al
the way along how thick the crowds hDckeo
round me to shake hands with me
h Yes, says | I; bat they didn't go it with sucl
a rush as they did when my old friend the
I Gncral come this way. They iamned around
,him so that they had to climb over each Others
| heads to get at him. Aud had TO take hold
sometimes by the hour together aud help him
| shake hands with EN-, ur he never would have
got through with one half Of en-.
n Well, then, says he, did you mind how loud
I they cheered and hurrahed wherever we come
I along
/ Yes, Colonel, says |, heard all that but,
! my gracious wherever old Hickory made his
! appearance, the crowd roared right out like
/. thunder.
II Well, Mnjor says he, they couldn't beat
II them cheers that the Democrats and Captain
\ ltynders give me at Tammany Hall, | know
/ thunder Itself couldn't beat that. It's no use
Major for YOU to argue the pint; no President
ever received such marks of honor from the
people before, am sure Of that | mean the
whole people, Fcdcralists well as Demo-
Gratis; that is, II there is any such people rs
/, Fedcralisls now days, aud Father RItchc says
there is. Only think, the old Federal State of
Massachusetts, did the business up as hand
4 L. q 4 -.
crnor Hills State | couldn't see any differ.
encc. You must confess Major, that even
your old friend Hickory didn't receive 50 much
honor in Massachusetts, as have.
Well, now, slys /, Colonel, don't want to
hurt your tccli.I3, but You are est as much
mist1kcn ~ You was when YOU sent old Rough
and Ready into Nayico. Have YOU forgot how
they took the oli Gncral in Clnbridgc's Col
Il rc and made doctor ofhim'
|. Who cares for that, says the Colonel: says
he, turning mp his nose, Didn't the Democrats
and Capt Rynders take me into Tammany
Hall and make Tammany of me No, no,
Major Downing, it's no use for you to argue
the pint against my popularity; for I've got
eyes and ears and can see and tell you,
and | want you to mark my words, I'm more
popular with the whole people than ever old
. Hickory was in all his life lie was very pop
ular with the Democratic party, but am full
| " persuaded he hadn't such a hold upon the
affections of the whole people as have.
\ Here the President got up and walked A.
bout the floor and seemed in a deep study for
a. much as five minutes. At last says he :
Major missed figure in my speech there at
Baltimore tothcr day, see it now, and don't
\ know exactly how To get over it.
\ How so slysl
\ Why, SAYS he, | ought not to have said,
4. III. A
retire when this term was up. | should only
talked about my desire TO retire to private
life. was too hasty and committed myself too
soon There never was better chance for
any body to be elected than there is for me
now, if hadn't made the unfortunate remark.
\ Jackson stood twice, and Jefferson stood twice,
and suppose it is really NY duty to serve my
country as long as they did. But # | should
undertake to run again, spose they would be
throwing that Baltimore speech in my teeth.
Il Well now, says !, Colonel, cant you see
your way out ofthat You wasn't born down
East so fur os was. It's no great of job to
get over that trouble.
\ At that the President frightened up good
deal aud says he, Well Major, III tell you
what It's, it you'll get me over that difficulty
handsomely, when we come to have another
shuttle for the officers, you may choose any
card in the pack, and you shall have it.
! Well says |, Colonel, about that remark of
yourn at Baltimore, that you should give up
when this term is out, all you've got to do is
TO get Mr.. Ritchie to take it back in the Union,
let him declare that it was only a sort ofspec-
ulation, hastily thrown out, without much
consideration and that so far as he understands,
neither the President nor any of his Cabinet
lentertains any such views. Then you can
90 along jest as smooth and safe as if nothing
had happened.
Fact, that's it says the Colonel, swapping
his fingers strange | didn't think of that be-
fore Major you do beat all for working out
of difficulties believe III make up my
mind to 90 ahead another term ! dent see
anything i'm the way. III tell We how | think
of working it I've been reading over this let
ter Of Tiylor's to the Cincinnati Signal. He's
an old head but he amt agoing 10 come a
mother Bono Vista blundcr over me. If | don't
take the wind out of his sails before long, I'll
engage to make him X lng of Mexico. And III
try him on his own tack too. I'll come out
and declare that won't BE- the candidatc Of
no party neither and throw myself up.
on the people. I'm convinced from what
I've seen on this journey, that the Wings viii
20 for ne almost - nan. Van Buren, aud
Wright, who say I'm not the man for the
Northern Democrats may 90 to grass. go
for the people, the whole people, and nothing
but the people.
We'll, says /, Colonel, that's the road and
| wish You a pleasant aud prosperous journey.
We had some talk about the war before we
reached Augusta, but haven't got time TO
explain tD you the Presidents views about it
TO this letter He says he means to keep a
tight rein over Ia, ,lor, and not let him do
much, and when he does do anything, make
him report it to the Government through
Scott | ask d him # he wasn't afraid of
making too tall man out Of Scott by placing
him on Tnylors shoulders, and he said no, he
should look out for that, and If he see any
danger of It he should mike Scott report to the
Government through Nr. Trist.
+ Alter We visited Aug ista aud IIalowell and
Gardiner, | tried 70 get The President TO 90
out TO Downngvill", but he didn't think it
would do Cor him TO stop any longer this time,
though there was no place in the country that
he was more anxious to see, aud he promised,
the first leisure time he could get, 10 make a
lyinr visit there. asked him If he dldn {
think 1t would do fnr me to go out and stop a
day or two, as | hada't seen uncle Joshua or
Aunt Kczinh or any Of 'cm there for a long
time. iIr said certainly by all means, and hc
would hurry back to Washington aud look
round two or three days and see what was best
to bc done about this Mexican war business,