Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-12-22
IFrom the National Intelligencer.l
l,et,er from Major DoysnIux.

4 Beaer from Major Downing.
lPRIyArE DESPATCH TO G1NERAL PIERCE
To go through one of the organs
the Union, or the Sentinel, or the Star
or one of the other organs, if they've
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DowxNevmLE, State of Maine,l -
November 6, 1853.
Dear Gineral:-I got back from my
tower in Europe yesterday, and found
| Uncle Joshua, and Aunt Keziah, and
Cousin Nabby, and Cousin Sargent
Joel all well; and hope these few lines
will find you enjoying the same blessing.
I'm glad of one thing, and that is, that
YOU amt troubled so much about or
gans as you was when l went away
There wasn't any organ then only the
Union, and that was disputed one; SC
l had to send my last despatch to my
old friends Mr.. Gales & Seaton, and
get them to forward it to you the best
way they could. But / understand
now that organs is getting to be as
plenty as blackberries; and that seems
to be lucky about this time, for, if what
Uncle Joshua tells me is all true, it will
need a good many of 'em to play tunes
to suit all parties. If you could man.
age to have an organ for each member
Of the Cabinet, it would be great
help; for then each one could play his
own tune, and no jarring; and harmo-
ny is what we need all round. Mr..
Marcy needs an organ all to himself, to
fire off his A Founders at Austria and
the rest of Europe, to keep matters
straight over there. And Mr.. Guthrie,
I'm sure, needs an organ all to himself
to manage his New York correspond
ence. And there's Gineral Gushing,
he ought to have a nice organ all to
himself that would play military tunes,
so that every body, as soon as they
heard it, would feel as if they wanted
to march. And Gineral Davis ought to
have a military organ too; but some
say he and Gineral Gushing might get
along very well with one organ between
'em and that Gineral Davis could play
firtations on Mr.. Guthrie's organ.
And then the different sections Of
the party needs different organs too. !
never believed the same tune would
satisfy the 'Hards' and the tSofts' Of
New York; and from what Uncle
Joshua tells me it's jest so. He says
the organ has been pouring out delight
full harmony all summer, but the more
it poured 'em out the greater was the
discord between the Harris and Softs,
till finally it worked 'em to pitch of
phrensy, and he says they are now
fghtin' and pullin' caps like mud
That shows clearly to my mind that the
different sections ought to all have
their own organs, and don't think
there'n be any peace till they have
And that's why I'm glad to find that
organs is growing more plenty.
About my tour to Europe I've got a
good deal to say more than can get
into this dispatch, and some of it l
think would work well into your Mes
sage to Congress next month, if l can
get time to bring it or send it to you in
time. You see as l had your commits
sion of Minister Gineral to go on my
own hook wharever l pleased, and look
after matters Jest as I thought it best, it
gin me a capital chance to work to ad-
vantage. And Mr.. Marcy's rules, too,
about dress, worked first rate, for when
1 thought it best to go it little on the
sly, could just put on my drab surtout
and broad brim hat and sagaciate round
among the whole billing of 'em, and
they wouldn't t mistrust who l was. So
when l found out which way the cat
was going to jump and thought it was
best to head 'em and bring him to a
pint, I had nothing to do but to pull
my commission out of my pocket and
show it to 'em and that did the business.
The fact is Europe's afraid of us. /
think we are fast getting the upper hand.
There amt another nation in all crea-
ton, without it's Russia, that hardly
dares to say her souls her own, for fear
we shall be down upon her and take
her soul away from her. And even
Russia feels little ticklish for fear that,
when she gets into her highfalutin with
Turkey, and the rest of Europe goes to
take sides, we shall turn tn and lick the
whole scrape and annex 'em to our
modern Rome. / see somebody has
put out book that proves as clear as
preachin' that the United States is mod.
ern Rome; so when Gineral Gushing
said in his speech we must march
march, march, and do as old Rome did
he was talking by the book.
About this war business in Europe, i
there's anything to be learnt in diplo
matte circles, and I've sifted the whole
of 'em, there's to be tight scratch al
! round before it is over. The trutl
{ is Russia is in real arrest after Turke,
as ever a bear was to get into corn
field She clambered over into tn
field, like great bear as she is, jes
for the purpose of eating her wa.
& through from one end to the 'totber
! But she intended to do it all in peacea
bic, friendly way, marching coolly, ant
. slowly along, step by step. till she go
down to the lower end of the field, ant
! then she would swallow Constantinopl
J Just as quick as cat would lick be
j ear, and poor Turkey never would kno,
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