Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-03
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On BOARD THE Two PoLLIEs, AT ANCHOR
OFF BATON RoUaE. June 1913.
Sir: Accordin to promise, send you copy
of Old lacks reply to Capt, Jumpers address
when he first came on board the Two Pollies.
Capt. Jumper has had it copied off on the Log
Book first took 1t ashore to see that 1t was all
accordin TO gunter-and the General says its
all right. There is nothin goes into that Log
Book that amt genewine and Capt Jumper will
lin to swear by. The Capt. don't 60 on shore
much-but, with good spy glass, he keeps a
good .un of matters there, and is alnazinly tick
led in watching folks landing there and visiting
the General-and has notion that the Gen.
eral gifts rid of some on 'em by askin them 10
60 out with him in the cotton fields TO help
kill catterpillers,-and the Capt. will laugh out
some times whilst lookin through that glass
of his'n, and say ''well there's the Gen. at it
agin, shakin the bushes and smashing the cat
terpillers.'
And there he is sure enuf, at day light every
morning as busy as he ever was i'll Mexico
and the Captain and me have come to the no.
ton that wherever that broad brim white hat
and old brown coat comes, it is as good as
declaration of war agin all kind of catterpil-
lers. Your friend,
]. DOWNING, Maj, etc., etc.
: Old Rough aud Ready in reply to Cap
tqin Jumpers address on board the Tpo Pol
hes
Captain The welcome | have met on
board the Two Pollies is most grateful to my
feelings, and makes this happy day of my
life,
The truly national character of this vessel
and the well known patriotism other Comman-
der. makes this welcome no small matter to me
and know we'll how to value it.
1t was no surprise tome, Capt. Jumper, that
you ha We not ask'd me to announce my opin-
ions about matters and things in gineral before
asking me TO become guest on board the Two
Pollies-and now since have come on board,
and been thus kindly received by you and the
Major, | think it due to you and all the other
owners of this vessel 10 tell you and them what
my principles are in regard to some matters
which may serve their interest in knowing.
have been now as you know nearly half a
century i'll the public service-a considerable
! portion of that time | have been stationed
away on the outpost of the Union where three
| classes of people meet-one class who wear
their shirts inside their waisbands--another
who wear their shirts outside their waistban ds
-and another who don't wear any shirt at all
! thus have had the management OF the civ
ilized-the half ciyilized-and the savage
and the only rules for my guide | have been
1 called on to find the Bible-the Constitution
my and Indian tribes, land for amusement
looking occasionally into Esop's fables,) and
by studying all these carefully and attentively
believe l may say have done equal jnstice
to all parties. In all this time we have had bu
lone Constitution" but as far as could Judge
from the newspap ers that would sometime:
/, reach me, we have had ever so many politica
5 parties--so many in fact, lost the run of them
So concluded it was best for me 10 stick t.
: 1.-The Constitution, as the safest guide, or a
YOU rightly say slight house. that has all it
S bearings and distances well laid down on tn
2 chart-and let the clashes and ssrevolyin
S lights serve those who know them better thai
e do. | have learnt, too, Capt. Jumper. in m,
1 dav and long service, that good men and bal
r men are apt TO be found IN all parties-just a
s have found some savages mix'd up anon
/ civilized men, and good many folks anon
e savages who have as good principles after lii
| tie instruction as some who wear long tai
d coats. So think the safest course is to judg
Il folks BY their conduct and those who love JUS
d tice and the Constitution best the safes
: men to rely on. Now that is pretty much al
d have got to say about party, and would onl
2 add that nc party will ever find me of thei
If number, who don't square their conduct by tn
e Corlstitation-not this man or that ma
d claims to understand it, but as Congress 9TH
n whole people, understand it, and as 1t was III
lie derstood by those who made it--and when
sr hear man say there is "a doubt about IN
W or that point, l generally find that many woul
1t be better pleased if there was no Constitutio
k at all. Please mark that down in your Lie
lie Book, Capt Jumper, for reference.
When was told BY great many of our fe