Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-12-28
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LETTER FROM MAJOR DOWNING.
Lettsr ef bastrnefions to President Pieres
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oAsrzsD. Oct. ss, 1854

0AsTzsD. Oct. 20, 1854.
DzAn GrAxAAL:S We are all proylir.
round here, and doing the best we car
though we haint made out to fetch mat
ters to head yet; but guess We ar
IN a pretty fair way for it, Our team
got grit enough, and, by jingcs they'l
haul the load they hitch on to, or els
somethin's got to give way. Mr.
Buchanan and Mr.. Mason ist's quit,
spry enough; they are little on the
old fogy fashion. and not always ready
to come up to the scratch; but with Mr.
Sickles spurrih' up on one side, and Mr.
Sanders spurrin' on tother side, and Mr.
Souley driyin' up behind, we make out
to get pretty good pull out Of them
sometimes. We've got things SO far
ahead here that Mr.. Sickles and Mr..
Sanders thinks I better write despatch
to you and the Cabinet 10 home and give
you some instructions how to go on.
I'll tell you what It's, Gineral fwhen
call you Gineral I sometimes eenamest
feel as If Twas writin' to Gineral Jack
son again;) say, Gineral, I'll tell you
what 'tis, them three SIS (Sickles. San
ders. and Souley are the three smartest
chaps that ever growed in North Ameri-
ca. They make Europe stan round,
and no mistake. Mr.. Souley holds old
Spain between his thumb and finger,
and whisks her about Jest as he's a
mind to, Queen and all; Mr.. Sanders
lays down the Democratic law to France,
and stands a pretty fair chance to be
chose President of the new French Re-
public after Napoleon goes out; and, as
for old John Bull, I'll be licked if
think the critter dares to stir an inch
while Sickles holds him by the horns.
l suppose you've seen them letters
how Mr.. Sickles snubbed Peabody, the
great merchant-banker, about the 4th
of July dinner. Capital, wasn't it?.
Ye see, Mr.. Peabody gin 4th of July
dinner. He's always doing sich things,
or giving money away for somethin or
other; for they say he's got money
enough to buy kingdom. Wall, helm
vited Mr.. Sickles to come and jine the
rest of us and have a good set down.
But, ye see, Mr.. Peabody didn't know
how much patriotism and real Demo
cratic grit there was slowed away in Mr..
Sickles's breast; he had no idea ont;
and that was the rock he split on
You'll hardly believe me, Gineral. when
I say it, but it's a fact, Mr.. Peabody
had Englishmen there to help eat that
dinner! It's melancholy fact, but it's
true. If he had had half table full of
cannibals we could all a stood it and fit
our way through; but Mr.. Sickles |
couldn't stand Englishmen. He had
too much Democratic blood in him for
that. To mix up Democrats and
at the same table was awful. |
But that wasn't the worst of it. When
MIR. Sickles got there be couldn't hardly
believe his own eyes; for there was
portrait Of che Queen hung right up in
the same room with Gineral Washing
Eonl Wasn't that q stumper? MOI
wonder Mr.. Sickles's Democratic blood II
5iled over. But that wasn't the worst
If it. When they come to give the
casts, they toasted the Queenl The
est Of the folks stood up to drink the
oast, but Mr.. Sickles grit his teeth and
OF down as hard as a thousand ofI
rick; and he felt so disguised be {
ouldn't eat another mouthful. And t
Then the music, to increase the insult, t
truck up "God save the Queen" Mr.. t
'ickfes took his hat and marched out. d
There was spunk that Young America a
ught to be proud of That Mr.. p
Buchanan didn't take his hat and march Il
ut too only shows that he's an old fogy. o
We've. held our Congress, and got fc
lings in middling good train, though, RI
said before, we haint brought mat T
rs quite to head yet, We manage lie
,tter than your Congress does. We k
dn't stop to make SO many long ef
inded speeches, but talked right to the al
Mt, and got through in few days Ian
pc members chose me president of the
ongress the first thing, for they said
as nearest akin to Ginetal Jackson of CT
y of 'em, and the honor belonged to n
e; SO I had to take the cheer. I re- TO
rned thanks for the honor, of course, Ia
d then proceeded to business. be- dl
nned by calling for the reports of the Oh
mmittees that had the business in IN
nd afore we met. s7. fV WI
l called for the report on England SO
st, out of respect TO her being our Or
nerable old mother. Mr.. Sickles,
10 was the head of that committee, -
ported that John Bull was an obstinate On On
fogy, and he had found it very hard J. ~
make any impression upon him.
e people all seemed to be tied to the pa.
leen's apron strings, and didn't ap- y
lr to care no more about Democracy az ~
N horse about his grandfather 'H' W
Il he had faith to believe that they
I'D be made to take it, and when the the
e comes he was ready to off coat and tric
up his sleeves and whip it into 'em. not
heers.1 - * like
Upon the question of accepting Mr.. for
kles's report. Mr.. Buchanan rose and
he objected to the term old fogy;
never did like the term, Sand he "ol
ught it would do more hurt than
ID in. the report, and he moved that US US
e struck out. Mr.. Sanders said no: DER
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