Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-05
Major jack Downing in Old Virginia.

| Major jack Downing in Old Virginia.
RIcuMoyp, Va, jan, 1855.
| Dear Gincral:-.Agieeable 10 arrangement,
which I determined 70 stand Up 10, es soon Hs
ouu, JENNY bad mended Up my oyerals and lhc
old Lfah, LAID up good stock OF provisions anu
started In tic "tlies pollies" for Richmond, VT
eina. thought this wss The safest way toconle,
as STERN IS getting rather dangerous and hgh, ana
could cone rich, on without calling whether
would or not oil every place along the road anu
paying out q sight OF money in these hard umesi
and his fact, Ginefal, touches on an important
mint, about which am anxious 10 sec yon. Inc
hand times are playing The very mischief ioa
know how We used TO charge The wings WIN gu
lie tsht times Nos the ptoplc ate saying, "
sptlc Of oil mine and Nj. Gouge's calculations,
that 'whal Is sase for the goose is sase 'o1 tne
gander,' and il the Wings were tue cause OF hn,a
lines when they wefe IN power, u looks m'shvy
like We ought TO 10 responsible ior ha'" uhes
when we ate in power, and laly The hing 'oos s
reasonable enough. But this ny lhe way-.ue,
waj came will account fot The laol o. ny m9s
calling on y,u in The Federal City, aS ! have
much 10 say, but will come back that May'soMe
lime in The sp,ing, II can leave MI WfH, all!
repoh ptogtess, Il we make any, though mus.
Tell YOU find matters in ra'l NUS here al"
nrottes, like cows tail, roiher downwhfds.
Ass,on rs had got 10 Richmond and llad looS'
ed around and paid my respcctsto couss oSeph,
whol knew in York State when boy, and cal1su
on their biz men here, thought would get me
prints and see how the land 10y, anu would s'e
Mr. puer and &c. him OF sons OF the resi- OF
Them 10 throw SINE light Oh the matter; 50 ldF9p'
ned short note 10 The Enqaifet Office, which they
have mol published, requesting them TO meet me
prep,ted with the documents Oh then SIDE, rs
lad bought along pile Of The Globe anu Union'
and Nal0nal ntel,i Iencer in The days Vi lal SOL
id Democrat Thomas Richie, which tiled mems
so!es, and got here The Enqnitel itself, anu tl!at
soldolEgtr lederol Paper the Richmond Wing,
which contained Nh Wisc's speech.
.i.. Prior. who is really nice young man, AMI
for whom, personally, have taken a strong il.
king, clme according 10 appointment soId nm
what had seed in bis paper allh that there was
considerable difference VI opinion between us,
aud that | had come ~ See what could be done,
aud that |, was imrortont we should understand
each other from the start, aud that good statt
was hall the battle, aud lhat the Kaucus system,
II 1t had bottom enough and spoke with the tongue
OF The people, would work as well as my horse
Jonas but If moi, il would iore everything 10 Hin
dets like one OF BaEnhnl's big Elephants.
WAL, myself and Nj. Prior seems considerably
surprised at each other. Says he, Mniob permit
INC 10 suggest that ih4lc might BE- sonic improve.
meni N your outer man, as things have changed
Somewha, IN Virginia since the tines Of Thorn s
JrlctsDn AM! Thomas Richie. We haze now
what we call the tfgM Democracy, who keep
pace with the ptogttss VI events aud change as
Others change. You kGow, Major, says he, That a
MN would lnoS yety odd 10 stand still while eYr.
~ body was going tie other way. Our political
"prineip!tG" must follow the party. Now your
osefl!ls and Lrab, which have no'dUubl ore II ale
Of The very best materials, might have done, as The
DemoCIatlc platform done, some Yeas ago. Oar
t1nd Wihcpie unl oul determination ut one time
not u slYc away evan potala pnch, VI one tel
cent that so!d lOf, tut ~ save all t0f winters
day, wsS well enough ~ lis Lay, huI "the case he.
Ing altered, alters Tit case" Nor p1puh, MajOt,
,a TOR pIriti, Il is now SUSOlule, nec,S.
sary 10 put OH decent clothes and it yourself
somewhat above "ob'cutc individuals" The
Gct is, Major, there afc divisions in society and
We must keep them up. S1nr we must manage
one way AMI some another. PuSNn sometimes
creates confusion. That at Babe nad to Sepamte.
TheiriS IL us, 10 Keep appealing u the under.
standing Of some people, US lh-y have no Tndet
standings 10 uppealto. D-pend on it, Mujor, the
Dimocms Of Virginia will 30 The whole Tiger md
ASH no questions. You ATE aware, MajUr, that
there are two classes OF DlmocrItS IN Virginia.
The 'natutoIized DlmOCiats' and Uld IiueiS' Tie
fist cam eiMlo The parry Ia the nick Of time, oil
'taned' with Il Wig stick, but, AiajOf, httwtcn
you aud ne and The gatr pos, they ute the smart
est men. That this thing was coHlAUn all over
The wOrId In peace ard VA.
What would lie lgno!anl meAtrans ,iv without
English Cinetals! What Russia without Spnnk.
ling Of Amciic1nsl What HE letEs without The
En-. lIsll aud French, oropon iIhoIt MI Souleyi
You know this, Major, better than do, as you
have Jus, co Z from Os,end. Now, we JUS.
thought we would put Mr. Wise, and Two
Other naturdlite. DimUcIa's on the tack and they
could lead the b.lanee. thought could by H..
tie preaching nnke gu, as good tecVri Tor MI
Wise, as for Mr.. Leek OF any body else. Depend
on i, Major, the people don't look into these mat.
t.rs. they are like young robbins, End swallow
anything YOU drop into their throatsi This, though
Major as said brfore, is between you and Me and
the gate pest.
Nr. Wise is a wonderful man, and could make
US LGItCve that tie moon IS made Of gO0l ydnkte
cheese. They who 50 10 hear lin will he like
Paddy's pig who went foi wool, aud came back
Iather worse pig than ever. We have made his
appointments und he will start IN few days
Between US We gave him the finest suite 10 statt
III, and he is 10 SIItk 10 The ancient faith, with
a ntr head.
{. MSj0r you and like COOL comparisons, so as
understand you are tanner al home viii give
yOn une. ihcte will no doubt Le some kicking
amongst The DimoCiais, but the taCksmItl!s, Ma.
iOb you know, know how 10 shew mules. II lie
does not stand up 10 the rack, they lie then Teeth.
"E aprou owe: his eyes, DO little loud swearing,
slap him on the tump, push hlm under The shVtt
Ilbs with the hammer ha,dlc, nndin no time he is
as quiet os twenty-five year old filly.
'MaIGhal law is SO'nttuntS absolutely neceSSa.
", we must draw The reigrs and ciack The whip.
Men should mol OF all tines do they please. Con.
yentOns, Major, ore the UtSl ihlHking machines
aner 0ll and Don.
Depend on it, Gineral, you would not have
known ne when rised 10 reply. rieched light
into him. told HIM that as 10 my oycEoIIs, that
was just no business OF his That they we've made
Ofaunt jennings best domestic II they were coarsc
That Mt. Henry wore buck skin an! The British
Ginerals had called Washington BucksEln.-
That Nj. Jefferson wore bool red oyera!ls, Uitl.
with Virginia stuff. That Nh. Marcy, your SicIi'
tary Of State, was Of my way Of thinking and like
true republican goI his patched. Tina, my dtab
was economical, aud jus! now as hem, that az
toe was needed IN Virginia. BIT viii give q
iull report IN my next. So look out iOt muss.
rUuf Old Fnrni, .......
JACK DOWNING,
n! I1n.