Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-20

along with It, Uncle Joshua thinks you better take o
out Of each party that went for you, and give em all
fair chance But you can't have but seven members in
the Cabinet unless you conclude to have Kitchen Cab
net too, and don't suppose you'll do that for they amt
apt to work very well Old Hickory himself got rather
tired Of his before twas over SO II you haven't but
seven members there won't be enough give one to each
party, and them that's left to suck their fingers win
always be biting their thumbs at YOU And then YOU
know the rule is, that the Cabinet should always be
unit But I'm afraid if you get in from each party
1t will be very quarrelsome kind of unit and you win
have no comfort Of your e And then if you was to give
he whole to one two parties you would of course have
ABOUT dozen parties up in agn you and SQUALLS
ana harrysanes blowing from all quarters Jest see how
u would work Kyou should pick out sound wise Old
fogy to take hold with you help cook matters up the
Dimocratic Review would be down upon you like thor
sand OF brick and blackguard you like piekpocket for
trying to hobble along the mere beaten horse And
then If you was to look other way and set Young Anne
RIGA to the hem the Old Foges would be afraid some Of
he madoaps would run US on to the breakers and send
US all TO the bottom In that pretty likely thered
be greater unit out of the Cabinet than there was in 4
and there would be danger Of mutny all round So there
you are You seem to be in a snar, any way YOU can
fix it,
Now, if you will take my advice, Gineral YOU will sbet
eyes, and stop your ears and take the resnonbt
and when they come pulling and hauling around YOU lest
say to the Dimocrats and the Old Foges, and Young
America and the Hunkers and the Barnburners and the
Freesoilers, and the Aboonsts and the Secessonst,
and the Nnlliers that you don't know none of EN- and
President but that you are the
OF these thirtyone United States and you mean to uo
for the whole or none" That is mean the whole of
these United States that is fairly ours the whole
OF creation for this last business one that needs to be
looked ut and thought considerable before going into
it. know some folks say there is to be great deal of
annexin done during your administration Now don't
know what your notions is this subject but if annexn
to be the main business of your term the question
is what is the best way do t Uncle Joshua always
says in nine out of ten it costs more to rob an
orchard than it would buy the apples If that's true
may be that libuserin wouldn't be the cheapest way
to annex But folks have great fancy for flbus-
term, let it cost what twill If you should think of
branching out strong that way don't spose you could
do better than to take Kossuh for Secretary of State
For he is Governor of Hungary you know, and could
hitch that fine country right to team without the
trouble of any busterin about it. 1t could be done SO
quick the Russian Bear wouldn't hardly have time to
grow. And then small flbusterin army could bring
Cuba, and Canada and Mexico and the fast as
we should know what to do with EN-.
Good by, Gineral, go ahead, and keep stiff upper lip,
and any thing can do for you jest let me know. So
remain your true friend.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.