The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-07

that is, if there is any such people as Federal
lists now a days, and Mr.. Richie says there is.
Only think the old federal State of Massachu-
sets did the business up as handsome and
seemed to be as fond of me as Governor HilPs
State; l couldn't see any difference. You
must confess, Major, that even your old friend
Hickory didn't receive so much honor in Mas
sachusetts as | did.
Well, now, says I, Colonel, | don't want to
hurt your %feelins, but you are jest as much mis-
taken as you was when you sent old Rough
and Ready into Mexico. Have you forgot
how they took the old Gineral into Cambridge
College and made q Doctor of him?
Who cares for that? says the Colonel; says
he, turning up his nose, didn't the Democrats
and Capt. Rynders take me into Tammany Hall
and make aTammany 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
can see; and I tell you, and l want you to
mark my words, l tell you, Pm more popular
with the whole people than ever old Hickory
was in all his life. He was very popular with
the Democratic party, but Pm fully persuaded
he hadn't such a hold upon the affections OF the
whole people as l have.
Here the President got up and walked about
~ floor, and seemed in a deep study for as
M ,ch as five minutes. At last, says he: Ma
ior, l missed a figure in my speech there at
Baltimore tother day. l see it now, and !
don't exactly know how to get over it.
How SO? says l.
Why, says he, fought not to have said, right
re-. I'D and down, pint blank, that | should retire
when this term was up. | was too hasty, and
committed myself too soon. There never was
a better chance for any body to be elected than
there is for me, if ] hadn't made that unfortu-
nate remark. Jackson stood twice, and Jetfer-
Is: son stood twice; and l suppose it is really my
ON duty to serve my country as long as they did
he But if | should undertake to run agin, l sup
re. nose they would be throwing that Baltimore
he speech in my teeth.
nd Well now, says l, Colonel, can't you see you
80 way out of that? You wasn't born down Eas
to so fur as l was. It's no great of a job to ge
Ter. over that trouble.
,od AT that the President frightened up a goot
emit deal; and says he, well Major, Ill tell yo'
,an what 'tis, if you'll get me'over that difficult!
last handsomely, when we come to have anothe
t of shuttle for the Offices, you may choose an.
to card in the pack and you shall have it.
,e,s Well, says !, Colonel, about that remark Q
mr. vourn at Baltimore, that you should give u
b;s when this term is out, all you've got to do is
of oct Mr.. Richie to take it back in the Union
it let him declare natl was only d sO''oi sP'''
lie latiou, hastily thrown out, without much COZ
sta. sideration, and that so far as he understand
,rse neither the President nor any Of his Cabine
he'd entertains any such views, Then you can
avn along lest as smooth and safe as if nothing hi
rah- appened' A.,
ech- Fact, that's it, says the Colonel, swapping
nds, fingers: strange l didn't think of that betoI
Au- Major, you do beat all for working out OF dill
ad a %culties! l believe I'll make up my mind to
ahead another term, / don't see anything
saws the way. I'll tell you how think of wor
true ing it. I've been reading over this letter
will TayIor's to the Cincinnati Signal. He's an
head. but he amt going to come another DO
want Vista blunder over me. If / don't take
Won wind out of his sails before long, III enga
lack to make him King of Mexico. And pl
and him on his own tack, too. I'll come out 0
and declare that | won't be the candidate OF
+ YOU party neither; and throw myself on the peol
E him I'm convinced, from what rve seen on
Journey, that the Wings will go for me aim
mo- to to a man. Van Buren, and Wright, who
q ask. I'm not the man for the Northern Democr
/, peo- NAV 90 to grass, 1 go for the people,
/, per- whole people, and nothing but the people,
all, Well, SAYS /, Colonel, that's the road' al
kory's wish you a pleasant and prosperous Joufne!
We had some more talk about the war
fore we reached Augusta, but haven't
main time to explain to you the Presidents VI
sort of about it in this letter. He says ne mean
1 to be keep a tight rein over Iaylor' ana ho' ie'
ckory. do much, and when he does do any tn
Idened make him report it to the Government thro
# only Scott. I asked him if he wasn't afrait
! favor making too tall a man out Of Scott by Pla
was a him on Taylor's shoulders, and he said nc
ument. should look out for that, andif he see any
,nce OF ger OF 1t ne should make oco" lePol' "
e way Government through Mr. inst :,
ind me After we visited augusta ana haliowoi'
Gardiner, | tried to get the President to &c
h such to Downingville, but he said he didn't thi
,e Gem would do for him to stop any longer this
around though there was no place in the country
others he was more anxious to see, and he prom
,e hold the first leisure time ne couiu se'' ~ a,
clip him flying visit there. l aSkeu III" " no =
Id have think it would DO ior me 70 " Ou' u
day or two, as hadn't seen uncle Josh
W loud aunt Kesiah or any of 'em there for long
,e come He said, certainly, by all means, and he '
hurry back to Washington and look roun'