The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-08-20

don't say anything about it in the Union,
and blow it all up. tried once to send
Col. Benton on for the same purpose. and
Congress blowed that up. Then | sent
Trist on for the same purpose, and Scott
has bowed him up.
Now I'm going to send Major Down
ing, not as a regular Chaplain, but as a
sort of watch upon them, you know, to
work round and do the business up be,
fore any body knows it. He isn't to go to
Scott nor Taylor, nor have anything to do
with EN-, but work his way into Mexico,
and goright to Santa Anna and knock up
a bargain with him. | don't care what
he gives. The fact is. Mr.. Richie, the
country needs peace, and III have peace
cost what it will.
An excellent idea, says Mr.. Richie; an
excellent plan, sir. I'm for peace at all
hazards, if it is TO be found anywhere in
Mexico-that is, if we can get hold of it
before Scott or Taylor does. And think
Major Downing is just tho man for it-a
true staunch democratic republican; and
whatever he does will go for the benefit
of the administration. Now the coun-
try's shins are aching pretty bad with the
war, if we can fix up n good smooth
peace right off, and not let Scott nor Tay-
lor have any hand in it, who knows, Mr..
President, but it might make our Admin.
istration so popular that you and | might
both be elected to serve another four
yearsl But when is the Major to startl
Right off tonight says the President,
or rather in the morning before daylight,
before any body in Washington finds
out that he has got back from Downing.
vile. have forbid his calling a; the H..
telligencer office, and | don't want they
should find it ont or mistrust hat he's
beer here. If they should get wind of
the movement, they would he sure to
throw some constitutional difficulty in the
way, and try to make a bad botch of the
business.
The President shot me into his room,
and charged me not TO leave the house,
while he sent for Mr.. Buchanan and Mr..
Marcy to fix up my private instructions.
While he was gone Mr.. Richie fixed me
up a nice little bundle of private ~instruc-
,ions too, on his wi hook, nodded he
said, on the Virginia Resolutions of '9S.
Presently the President he came back
with my budget all ready, and give me
my Instructions. and filed my pocket
with r%aiions, and told me how to draw
whenever | wanted money; and before
daylight was off a good piece on the
road to the war.
To-day | met a man going on 10 carry
letters to the Government from Gineral
Sc"tt's side of the war, and | made him
stop a little while to take this letter Ia
you; for was afraid you might begin to
think was dead. He says Scott is quite
wratby about tho Trist business, and
wants to push right on and take the city
of Mexico. but Mr.. Trist is disposed to
wait and see if he can't make a bargain
with Santa Anna's men. | shall push a
long as fast as | can, and get into the city
Of Mexico, if possible, before Scott does,
and if only once get hold of Santa An
ma, | have no doubt | shall make atrade.
ldon't know yet whether | shall take
SCOTS road or Taylor's road to 60 to the
city of Mexico; it will depend u little up.
on the news | get OF the way. Two oil
three times, when | have been stopping
to rest, have been looking over my pri,
vate instructions. They are fust rate
especially Mr.. RICHES.
remain your cd friend, and the Pres.
ident's private Embassader,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING,