The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-02

prompt in placing his fluctuations bcf"re
our readers hereafter. A vast deal OF po-
ltical information is communicated by the
Major in his homcly style. We presume
that i. is generally known that Scba Smith
is tho author Of the present, as Vi the orig
inal Jack Downing letters:
Major Jack Downing Again.
Il was with real satisfaction that We rec
ogni1cd again, yesterday, among onr letters
from the Post office, ,hc.hand- wr,ting 81 our
friend Major Jack Downing. Ills person
al association, as our readers know, have
always been with those who have made II
u mortal offence in us-cvcn 10 the extent
OF dcn0uncing il rs moral trcasnn-ihai
VIC have not always approved oi their prln-
cipl,s or their measures; but. some how or
other, our feelings have always .carncd 10
the Major. There is such a transparent
honesty in all his thoughts, and such u kind.
ness Of heart, pcrccp,Ible in all his motions,
that VIC would rather nj any time receive
even rebukc from him than the praise at
some folks. II il lie a pleasure IN us, us il
IL, 10 be able To differ from public men, To
canvass their measures, and even tn cen
sure them, where ccnsure is deserved, with
out chcrishing any thing like personal NAL
ice towards them, The reader may imagine
what value we place upon the correspond-
cnce Of true-hcarlcd man like Major
Dorning, who has not suffered his friend
ship Tor us To he sundcrcd, or even shaken.
by tho differences Of opinion about meu
aud measures that have grown up between
us for the last twenty years.
We are right glad To understand, from
what he says nj the closc of this letter,
that il is not the last we may expect from
the Major.-NM Intel.
DowNfssyILLr, oray dorm East, ia
The STATE Of Name, July q, 1874.
MR. GALES ~ SEATuN: My Dear old
friends: My letter To you on board the
steamboat on Lung Island Sound WAS Gu,
oil 50 short by the bells ringing for us 10
get ready 10 go on shore, that didn't get
half through telling you the talk had with
tho President th.t day; mud We have had
SO much tax since, aud seen SD much on
the journey, that shan't be able la tell yo"
o.o half or a quartcr ont in a letter. i;
would take ~hulc book to give you good
notion OF the whole story. Bat the Prcs-
dent will be back To Washington before you,
can get this letter, for he started To go hack
last Saturday; SD YOU can get the whole ac
count Of the journey from him. He'll be
delighted To set down and tell YOU all about
Il; tor he's been amazingly pleased with
the whole journey, from top To bottom. lies
been on his hig.hcc'd boots NIL the way.
lnstcao Of CROWN more s,oopin by bowin
so much, il seems us ii he stood straigh,cr
than ever. lie told the Governor, in his
speech nj Augusta, Saturday, at seldom
happens that the course ofany mans life is
mark'd BY SO distinguished reception rs
has been accorded 10 INC to-day" Well, SO
!, has been all the way along; hurrai'ing,
aud compimenting, aud firing, aud speech
cs, aud dinners, aud shaking hands. On
board the steamboat from Portland 10 Au-
gusta We got little breathing time, and
had long talk.
Says the President to me: Now, Major,
says he, want you 10 be candid. No one
is true friend 10 one in high station uli-
less he will be candid and speak the truth.
And now, Major, don't want you to fat.
ter me; ! want you 10 be candid, and tell
inc jest what you think. You went along
with President Jackson when he made his
tour down East, and lind chance 10 sec
the whole operation; and now want YOU
to tell mc cnndidlv, il you think tho people
was any more fond Of him than they arc
Of me.
Well, now Colonel, says |, not wishing
to hurt our fcclins nj all, but secin you've
asked my candid opinion, Won't deny but
what the people are very fond IL you, anna
zingly fond, perhaps rs fond rs they can be.
Bnt. after all, these vines aint exactly equal
to old Hickory's times.
But what do you mean? says he.
Well, says |, the people all seem 10 be
amazingly fond, but somehow il seems 10
have sort of motscr-in-law sk0u about j,
il don't seem 10 be real hearty us they
showed to old Hickory.
Well now, Major, says he, and he REDEEM
cd little when he said this; says he, that
only shows how strong your preJadiccs set
in favor Of the OLD Gincral. But thought
you waa man Of a stronger mind and
sounder judgment. cant agree with YOU
against the evidence Of my own senses
Did you notice all the way along how thick
tho crowds flockcd round me to shake hands
with met
Yes, says /; hut they didn't 60 i with
such rush ~ they did when my old friend
the Gineral come this way. They jsmmed
around kim 10 they had 10 climb over each
others heads TO get 1t him. And had "a
take hold sometimes by the hour together