Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-11-25

did to say "dear Gineral," had been so nsoS
to in it old Hickory 8 time. And can, boI1
thinking that nobody lower than GinersI ovn5
ought to be President. But that's nei,bo.
here nor there: you are President and h,vo
got TO ahead and make the best of it. Ana
as had good deal of experience in Giuer.I
Jackson's time, and you are kind of younc i
Government matters, felt it nv dutv -
write to you and try to encourage you alone
for don't expect you know what darksomo'
and trying times there is in going thronrL
the Presidency. The first thing that it;.
necessary is to keep stiff upper lip. Il Wa
keepin stiff upper lip that carried Giner.I
Jackson through great many hard trials
There was so many hands TO the bellows tb.,
blowed you into the Presidency that I'm afraid
when they come to settle up accounts :hare'n
be squabble that will make more trouble er
you than ever old Hickory had. When tho
old line Dimocrats, North and South, and the
Hunkers, and the Barnburners, and the Free
soilers, and the States Rights Dimocrats, and
the Union Wings, and the Secessionists, and
the Carolina Nulliiers, and the Old Fogiesand
Yonng America, all get you by the throat, and
every one crying out "pay me that thou owest,"
almost tremble to think what will become of
you, unless you have good deal of the true
old Hickory grit. You must put on the stiff,
est kind of upper lip and take the responsi-
blllty, or 1t X be gone goose with you. You
had better shake them all off, and advertise
that you won't pay no debts of their contract
ing.
You must remember that the Wing party
is dead and buried, so you haven't got to fight
agn that no more. And You must remember.
too, that the Wing party has left considerable
valuable property, and the Dimocratic party
is the natural heir to it. So you can take up
the Bank, and the Tariff, and Internal Im-
provements, and such kind of notions, and
use 'em quietly for the benefit Of the great
Dimocratic party, and say nothn about it.
Only you must take care to fix 'em over into
Dimocratic Bank, and Dimocratic Tariff, and
Dimocrdtic Internal improvements, and then
nobody wont say word agln 'em.
Well, now, about the Cabinet. That is
ticklish kind of business, and feel uneasy to
know how you'll get along with it. Uncle
Joshua thinks you'd better take one out of
each party that went for you, and give EN-
all fair chance. But you can't have but
seven members in the Cabinet, unless You
conclude to have a Kitchen Cabinet too, and
don't suppose you'll do that, for they amt
apt to work very we'll Old Hickory himself
got rather tired of his before twas over. So
if you haven't but seven members, there won't
be enough to give one to each party, and them
that's left to suck their fingers will always be
biting their thumbs at you. And then you
know the rule is, that the Cabinet should al
ways be a unit. But I'm afraid if you get
one from each party, it will be very quar-.
relsome kind OF a unit, and you will have no
comfort of your life. And then if you was 10
give the whole to one or two parties. you
would of course have about a dozen parties up
in arms agin you, and squalls and hurrycanes
blowing from all quarters. Jest see how it
would work. If you should pick sonnd,
wise Old Fogy TO take hold with you to help
cook matters up, the Dimocratic Review
would be down upon you like thousand of
brick, and blackguard you like Plckpocket
for trying to hobble along on the "Dere beaten
horse" And then if you was to look 'tother
way and set Young America to the helm, the
Old Fogies would be afraid some of the mad
caps would run US on tothe breakers and send
US all to the bottom In that case pretty
likely thered be greater unit out of the Cab
met than there was in IT, and there would be
danger of mutiny all round. So there you
are. You seem to be in a snarl, any way you
can fix it.
Now, if you will take my advice, Gineral,
you will shet your eyes, and stop your ears,
and take the responsibility, and when they
come pulling and hauling around you, say
to the Dimocrats, and the Old Fogies, and
Young America, and the Hunkers, and the
Barnburners, and the Freesoilers, and the Sc
cessionists, and the Nullifers, that you don't
know none of 'em, and that you amt their
President, but that you are the President Of
these thirty-one United States, and you mean
''to 90 for the whole or none" That is, |
mean the whole of these United States that
is fairly ours, and not to the whole of creation,
for this last business is one that needs to be
looked al and thought on considerable before
going into it. | know some folks say there
is to be great deal of fannexin done during
your administration. Now | don't know what
YOUR notions is on this subject, but ifannexin
is to be the main business of your term, the
next question is, what is the best way to do
it! Uncle Joshua always says, i'll nine cases
out of ten it costs more to rob an orchad than
it would to buy the apples. If that's true,
may he that fillibusterin wouldn't be the cheap
est way to annex. But some folks have a
great fancy for fillibusterin, let it cost what
twill. Ifyou should think of branching out
strong that way, don't spose you could do
better than to take Kossuth for Secretary of
Stotc. For he is Governor of Hungary, you
know, and could hitch that fine country right
on to our team without the trouble Of any fill
busterin about it. 1t could be done so quick
the Russian Rear wouldn't ha rdly have time
to growl. And then a small fllibusterln
army could bring in Cuba, and Canada, and
Mexico, and the rest as fast as we should
know what to do with 'em.
Good by, Gineral, 60 ahead, and keep a
stiff upper lip and any thing | can do tor you
Jest let me know. So | remain your true
friend. MAJOR JACK DOWNING.