The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-23

ular with the WnOie peoPlo thdh o'0' VI"
Hickory was in all his life. He was very
popular with the Democratic party, but
I'm fully persuaded he hadn't such a hold
upon the affections of the whole people
as | have.
Here the President got up walked
about the floor, and seemed in a deep
study for as much as FIVE minutes. AT
last. says he: Major. | missed a figure in
in my speech there at Baltimore t'other
day. | see it now. and | don't exactly
how to get over it.
How so! says l.
Why, says he, ought not to have said
right up and down. pint blank, that !
SHOULD retire when this term was up. !
should Only talked about my desire to re-
tire to private life. | was too hasiy. and
committed myselftoo There never
was a better chance for any body to be
elected than there is for mo now. If
hadn't made that unfortunate remark,
Jackson stood twice and Jefferson stood
twice; and | suppose itis my duty to serve
my country as long as they did. But IT
| should undertake to run agin, | sup
pose they would be throwing that Balti.
more speech in my teeth.
Well, now, says |, Colonel, can't you
see your way out Of that? You wasn't
born down East SO fur as | was. It's no
great Of a jobto get owe that trouble.
At that the President frightened up a
good deal; and says he, Well Major, III
tell you what It's, If youW get me overthat
difficulty handsomely, when we may come
to have anothur shuttle for the offices, you
may choose any card in the pack and you
shall have it.
Well, says |, Colonel, about that re-
mark of yourn at Baltimore, that you
should give up when this term was out,
all you've got to do is to get Mr.. Richie
to take it back in the Union; let him de-
clare that it was only a sort Of speculation
hastily thrown out, without much consid-
Grafton, and that, so far as he understands,
neither the President. nor any of his Cabi.
net, entertains any such views. Then you
can go along jest as smooth aud safe as
if uothisg had happened.
Fact, that's it, says the Colonel, snap
ping his fingers; strange | didn't think OF
that before. Major you do beat all for
working ont Of difficulties! believe III
make up my mind and go ahead another
term; | don't SEQ anything in the way.
In tell ye how | think of working it
I've been reading over this letter of Tay-
lor's to the Cincinnati Signal. Hes an
old head, but he Amt agoing to come an.
other Bona Vista blunder over mo. If
donttake wind out ofhis sails before long
III engage to make him King of Mexico
Aud iii try him on his own tack too. III
come ont and declare | won't be the can
didate of no party neither; and throw my.
self Oh the people. Pm convinced, from
what I've seen on the journey that the
Wings will go for me almost 20 a nan
Van Buren, aud Wright, who say I'm no
the man for the Northern Democrats, ma,
60 to grass, | go for the people, an,
nothing but the people.
"Well, says |, Colonel. that's the road
and ] wish you a pleasant and prosper
Gus journey.
We had some more talk about the wal
before we reached Augusta, but | havn'
got time to explain to you the President
views about it in this letter. He says h,
means to keep a tight roin over Taylor
aud not let him do much, and when he
does do anything, make him report it tc
the Government through Scott. l asked
him if he wasn't afraid Of making toe
tall Il man out Of Scott by placing him OF
Taylor's shoulders, and he said no, h,
should look out for that, and if he Sc,
any danger of it no should make Scott re
port To the Government through MI
Trist.
Alter we visited Augusta, and Hallow
ell. aud Gardiner, | tried to got the Pres
ident to go out to Do%wningville, but h,
said ho didn't think it would do for hin
to stop any longer this time, though there
was no place in the country that he wa!
more anxious to soc, and he promised, the
first %leasure time no could get, to make {
flying visit there. | asked him if he
didn't think it would do for me to go GU
and stopa day Or two, as | hadn't seer
uncle Joshua or Aunt Keziah, or any o
EN- there for a long time. He said Ger
tainly, by all means. and he would hurry
back to Washington aud look round TIVE
or three days and seeswhat was best'to be
done about this Mexican war business,
which, according to the letter | brought
Oh from Ginoral Scott, seemed to be got.
ting into something Of snarl, lie SAID
no would have things all cutand dried by
the time ! got back alongto Washington
SO that va could make up our minds Al
once what IS best to be done.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
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