Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-11-23
DowNINGSvILLE, STATE OF MAINE,

DowNINGSvILLE, STATE OF MAINE,
November 8, 1858.
DEAR GINERAL:-I got back from my
tower IN Europe yesterday, and found Un
Gle Joshua, and Aunt Keziah, and Cousin
Nabby, and Cousin Sargent Joel all we'll
and hope these few lines will find you
enjoying the same blessing. I'm glad ol
one thing, and that is, that you aint troub-
led so much about organs as you was when
| went away. There wasn't any organ
then, only the Union, and that was dis
puted one; so had to send my last des-
patch to my old friends, Mr.. Gales s. Sea-
ton, 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 ma
ny of 'em to play tunes to suit all parties.
If you could manage to have an organ for
each member Of the Cabinet, it would be a
great help: for then each one could play
his own tune, and no jarring; and harmony
needs an organ all TO himself, to fire off his
44-pounders at Austria and the rest of Eu-
rope to keep matters straight over there.
And Mr.. Guthrie. Pm sure, needs an organ
all to himself to manage his New York
correspondence. And there's Glneyal
Gushing, h. ought to have a nice organ all
10 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 militia
ry 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 his variations on Mr..
Guthre'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 "Softs'' of New York /;
and from what Uncle Joshua tells me it's
just so. He says the organ has been pour
ing out delightful strains of harmony all
summer, but the more it poured 'em out
the greater was the discord between the
Hards and Softs, till finally it worked 'em
to pitch of phrenSy, and he says they are
now fghtin and pulln caps like mad
That shows clearly TO my mind that The
different "sections" ought to all have their
own organs, and | don't think there'll be
any peace till they have. And that's why
Pm glad to find that organs is growing more
plenty.
But about my tower in Europe I've got
good deal to say, more than | can gel in
to this despatch and some Of it | think
would work well into your message to Con-
greSs next month, if can get time to bring
it, or send it on to you IN time. You see,
as had your commission of Minister Gin
eral TO go on my own hook wherever |
pleased, and look after matters Just as
thought best, it gin ne a capital chance to
work to advantage. And Mr.. Marcy's
rules, too, about dress worked frst-rate; for
when thought it bes, to 90 it little on
the sly, | could just put on my drab sur
tout and broad brim hat and saeaciate round
among the whole bling of 'em, and they
wouldn't mistrust who was. So when
found out which way the cat was going to
Jump, and thought 1t was best to head 'em
and bring EN- to pint, l had nothing to do
but to pull my commission out Of my pock-
ct and show it to 'em, and that did the busi-
ness, The fact is, Europe's afraid of us.
| think we are fast getting the upper hand.
There amt another nation in all creation,
without lis 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 high-falutin with Turkey, aud the rest
of Europe goes to takin sides, we shall turn
tn and lex the whole sc ape and annex en-
to our modern Rome. see somebody has
put out book that proves as clear as
preachin that the United States is modem
Rome SO when Gineral Cushing 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 Eurnpe, if
there's any thing TO be learnt in diplomatic
circles, and l've sifted the whole of 'em,
and there's TO be tight scratch all round
before it is over. The truth is Russia is in
real arnest after Turkey as ever bear was
to get into cornfeId. She clambered
over into the field, like great bea, as she
is, just for the purpose Of eating her way
through from one end to tother, But she
intended to do it all in peaceable friendly
way, marching coolly and slowly along;stt p
by step, t II she got down to the lower end
of the field, and then she would swallow
Consiantiuople just as quick as a cat could
lick her ear, and poor Turkey never would
know what became of her. The Car in
tended to do all this in very friendly qui-
ct way, nibbling along at his leisure and
not have any fuss at all about it. But the
foolish Sultan got frightened, and worked
himself into tantrum, and declared war,
and told Mr. Bear to clear out of his corn
field in fifteen days or he'd set the dogs ar
ter him. Well, that made the Car mad
and now he says clear the track, for he's
going down to ConstantInople whether or
no. let who will stand in the way,and there
Shant be Turks head any where, clear
from Dan to Beersheba, that is, if the 9TH
er nations will jest form a ring and see fair
play, and not interfere. But the Gar is a
good deal afraid England and France will
be for having finger in the PIE so he has
agreed with Austria and Prussia, who are
on his side,to keep quiet and declare them
selves neutral, and not stir an inch SO long
as England and France will keep QUIET.
But If they begin TO medde, then all hands
to fall to- and have regular scratch and
pulling caps all round.
Well, now. England and France don't
mean 10 keep quiet. They are watching
RussiajeSt as narrow as ever a cat watch
ed a mouse; and before Russia gets half
way down to Constantinople there II be a