Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-12

mol thought necessary to confde 10 his most confidential
friends before he met with the Major.-.Nationai Intel
fgeaco.
On bo@d The Steamboat on Long Island Sound bound
10 Connecticut and Do1n East, June %. lo47.
! Mr. GALES s. SE,ros:
M Dear old Friends | and Mr. Buchanan and the
rest oil US overlook the President last night at York.
where we found him pretty well tuckercd cut having
go through with all his brdseggng that eyerlasiin
greatciiy and ready push this morning down east
was going to wIe line 10 friend Ritchie as he's the
Government Editor, as could ketch up with the
President and lei him know how the old gentleman stood
the journey But happened TO look int yonr pa per-
and see brother lngersoll, Of Philadephy sends his
letters 10 YOU 1hi, puzzled me little al first because
! knew he ON Mr. Rchle's side. But looked along
aud ser he called your paper a powerful Journal"
and then the thought struck me that had read some
where that ",here'sa power behind the throne greater
than the throne itself" Wen, thinks l. that !nuersll
is cunning ieler, bat he amt going to get ahead of
Ii he writes TO the power behind the throne will
too So, II Mr. Richie plains, and says ough, 10
wrote to lin, wish you would just smooth it over 10
hun and Tell HIM the reason of it, and tell him when the
old ship gets toher tack, and his paper gets on be
hind, III writ to him.
As had come right from Mexico the shortest cut,
and had brought, letter from Gineral Scott To the Pres
deni, we got to York run right up to the
tavern where he stopped to give him the letter Folks
told me he al the Astor iouse-ihal great tavern
made out Of hewed stone. So went up, aud wen, in
and asked one Of the waters if Col Polk put up there
us II Jemmy Polk ye name; Young Hickory, the
Pfesdent2'' says he.
',Sarain,n saws l.
YES, says he, 'hes here up stairs in his roomn
Says |, "Show me his chamber as quick as you can;
must see him.
''Y u can't see himo night" says he Young IcA-
ry Is tired out. ard can't noboly all all Why
was yoon hand in the Governors rom if yo wanted to
see him? All the boys had chance there
Saysl, chats nothing to the point | was ON the road
from Wash gton then and Pm going to see the Pres
dent to night II have 10 go through the stone walls of
this house for it,
Then along comes Mr.. Smtson and says he, patrick
what S the row here"
Here Teller getting wrathy,'' says Patrick, "be-
cause won't let hin 90 up to the Presidents roomo
Al that MIR. Stuscn turned round me, and ms
soon as he see me, he kctched hold Of my hand, and
says he Major Downing, am very happy to see YOU
II show you right mp To the Presidents room myself
I'm sorry You wasn't here before. We've had some
very pleasant lea parties since the Presidents been
here
When got into the Presidents chamber he was
laying down on the bed to rest, and looking as tired
as rat thai had been drawed through forty knot holes
'u as soon as he see he jumped up looking rather
wild and says he, "Majo Downing, how are ye? didn't
think OF seeing you back from Mexico soon as this
How does things 90 on there now2''
Says Colonel, they don'lgo hardly at all They
are waiting for more help. Scott and Taylor both are
growing hef red aud angry to think you should chuck
IN away into the middle of Mexico there and then not
send them help to fight their way ont again. And il
seems 10 me, Colonel you do hold back This business
little too much II you don't send 'em help pretty
soon. them guerrllas will eat our little armies all up
Why Colonel says l. ''if this war had come on in the
time Of the old Gncral, old friend Hickory, he would
had Them Mexicans halt whipped death by this time
But here's letter from scott, tell you What he thinks
about The business. come post haste To bring it -
lie says he won't stir from Pucba TIL you send on
more men 10 take The place of all them that's coming
hume.
The Presiden, took the letter and read few lines
and threw down upon the table; and SAYS he ats no
use scott may grnmble and growl much AS he's
mind To. hut its 10 This war is a concern Of my
own getting up. Tor my own and shall manage
Jest as please" Saws he "Naior Dow plpp there's
reason in all things. don't want them Mexcans whipped
too last, especially when them upsart Generals get all
the glory oft. When found Taylor was swelling up
too large, meant 10 stopped him at Monery aud draw
I oil part OF his glory on TO Scott But that Tay lor
htadsirong chap, dangerous man. He OVERSIGHT his
duty and blundered TO that victory at Buena Vista
that sol every thing all in blaze sIan'i overlook il
III him very soon. 1t the selfish creature had only let
Santa Anna given him a handsome licking there we
might had pence In a little WHILE for had things all
arranged with Santa Anna to wind the business ruhi up
III such way that might each of us have made a
handsome plum ont of it. But that objectionable Tay
lar must cut and slash round with hi: handful of men,
nnm,"red volunteers, that thought as harmless
rs flock OF sheep and cnrve. by that awful bunder
al Buena Vista, To pour all the fat into the fire
''Well, then, Scott HASN'T behaved much better
Hes licked the Mcxcans too fast by great .ioh and
is swellin himself up IN the eyes of the people shainefuy
thought i'll could a INT Col Bent, on tbere he
would squeezed the glory of both of IN in little
while and settled them down they wond'at a been
dangerous But that vagabond Senate would mt let me
do H. That was too bad, Major, when them two Gen
erals Were attracting all the glory than belonged to me
mat 'he Senate wouldn't let me do anything offset
them But III let them know that Young Hickory IS nj
to he beat any more than old Hickory WAS I've sent