Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-12


make Tammany Of me No. no. Major Down
ing II is no use for you TO argue that point agains.
my popularity; for I've got eyes and tell you, and
| want you to mark my words. I tell you am more
popular with the people, than ever old Hickory was
in al his life. lie was very popular with the DEM
ocraiic party bn, am fully pursuaded that he
hadn't such hold upon the affections Of the whole
people as have
Here the president got up and walked about the
floor, and seemed 10 be in deep study for asmuch as
five minutes. Al last says he. Major, missed a
figure 10 my speech there At Baltimore to,her day
I see now, and do not know how 70 get over il.
How so : says I.
Why, says be, | ought not to have said right up
and down, pint blank. that should retire when this
term was up. / should only talked about my de-
sire 10 retire 10 private life was too hasty, and
committed myself TOO soon. There never was a
better chance for man 10 be elected than there is
for me now, if hadn't made that unfortunate re-
mark. jackson stood twice. and jefferson stood
twice and suppose il is my duty toserve my coun-
try as long as they did BIZ, il I should undertake
TO run again. / spose they would be throwing that
Baltimore speech in my teeth,
Well now, says ], Colonel can't you see your
way out Of that You wasn't born down east so
far as ! was. lis no grea. job to get over that
trouble.
Al that the president Frightened up good deal !;
and says he, well Major. I'm tell You what It's, IL
you'll get me over that difficulty handsomely when
we come 10 have another shuttle for the offices, you
may choose any card in the pack, aud you shall
have IL.
Well says I, Colonel, abou, that remark Of yourn
at Baltimore. that you should give up when this
term out ali you've got TO do is 70 get Mr. Rtche
TO take il back in the Union. and let him declare
that il was only sort OF speculation hastily thrown
out, without much consideration, and that SO far as
he understands neither the president any Of his
\ cabinet enterlans any such views. And then You
can 20 along as smooth aud safe as il nothing had
happened.
| ger strange did not think Of that before. Ma
! ior you bear all for working out Of difficulties
believe I'll make up my mind 10 go ahead another
| term | don't see any thing in the way III tel
ye how think Of working IT,
I've been reading over this letter Of Taylor's ts
the Cincinnati Signal. He's an old head. but ii'
amt a-gong 10 come another Buena Vista blundel
over me- II | don't take the wind out Of bis sail
before long. III engage 10 make him king OF Mex
ico And III try him on his own tack, TOO. III
come out and declare that won't be candidate o
no party neither and throw myself upon the PEG
pie I'm convinced from what I've seen on thi
Journey, thai the wings win go for me almost to
man. Van Buren, aud Wright. who say am no
the man FOR the northern democrats, may 60 Il
grass. l go for the people,
+ Well, says |, Colonel, that's the road; and wis
you pleasant and prosperous journey.
!, We had some talk about the war before we reach
ed Augusta, but haven't got time TO explain I
you The President views about il in this letter. ii
. says he means TO keep tight rein over Taylor, an
, not let him do much, and when he does do anythin
make him report 10 the Government through Scot
| asked him II he wasn't afraid OF making too IA
man out Of Scott. by placing him on Taylor
shoulders, and he said no, be should look out {
that, aud il he see any danger Of il. he should max
Sent report through Tfsi.
1 Aier we visited Augusta, and Hallowell, an
q Gardiner, tried 10 get the President 10 60 out
/ Downingslie, but he said he didn't think i wou
do for him to stop any longer al this time, thong
2 there was no place in the country that be was moi
+ anxious TO see and he promised, the FIRST leisu
: time he could get. 10 make flying visit there
i'll asked him if he didn't think it would do for me
n 90 out and stop day or two, as hadn't seen U
Gle Joshua OF Aunt Keziah, or any on 'em the
a for long time. He said certainly, by all mean
!. and he would hurry back TO Washington and loo
e round two or three days and see what was best
IS be done about this Mexican war business, which a
y cording to the letter brought on from Gener
Scot, seemed 10 be getting into something Of
snarl.. He said he would have things cut and dr'
2 by The time got back along TO Washington,
i. that we could make up our minds at once what
o best 10 be done. Your old friend,
MAJOR JACK DowNrN