The Evansville daily journal., 1856-02-05
NUMBER I52.

month and let it almost spile jest because
the House wasn't organized. At last hap
pened to think it was 3 good chance for me to
take the responsibility. So let drive, and
fired my message right in among 'em. It
made quite futterin among 'em. Some was
quite wrathy; but | didn't care for that.
meant to let 'em know I'd show 'em touch
of old Hickory if they didn't mind how they
carried sail. But here tits now goin on two
months and everything is at dead stand be-
cause the House won't choose Speaker We
Ican't have any certainty of getting enough
money to keep the government goin till we
get Speaker, and all our plans Is in danger
of being knocked in the head, Now Major,
l wish you would shy round the Members
day or two and see if you can't bring ma ters
to pint Idon't much care who is Speaker,
if they'll only organize
So went round among the Members two
or three days and did my best. found 'em
all very stiff, and the lobby members were
stifest of any. The third day l went back to
the President agin, and says he, .'Well, Major
how does it stand now? Does things look
any more enccuragingF'
"a leetle grain,'' says /, Shut not much"
well, how is it?" says he.
Says /, at is, Banks los, Richardson 73.
Fuller 81, Pennington 5, scattering 81
"But that's the same old tune,' says he;
'jest the same that's been for the last six
weeks.''
no" says /, ''you mistake. Don't you see
the scattering has fell off one? Isn't that
leetle encouraging?'
The President looked disappointed. Said
he, "That'S very small straw for drownin'
man to catch at. But how do they talk? Do
they grow any more pliable?''
'Well, the Fuller men seemed to be the
most pliable" says /, ''of any of 'em. They
said they was perfectly willing and ready to
organize at any time, and the only difficulty
was the Banks men and the Richardson men
standing out so stubborn"
"What do our true Democratic friends the
Richardson men, say?'' said the President.
Says l, They say they'll stand there and
fight till the crack of doom before they'll al
low the Black Republicans to get the upper
hand"
"Well, that's good spunk," said the Presi-
dent; 'but the worst ofitis. this business will
crack my Administration sometime before the
crack of doom. Well. how do the Banks men
talk? Is there any hope from that quarter
"They say they are in no hurry says l.
"They had as leave vote as do any thing else.
They've got money enough and can stand it,
and they'll stick where they are till they starve
the Administration out"
The President jumped up, and I must say
he looked more like Old Hickory than ever
seen him before. Says he, "Major Downing,
this will never do; we must have a Speaker,
by hook or by crook. Can't you contrive to
bring this business about?''
"Well," says l, "there is one way think
the business may be done; and don't know
but its the last chance; and that is, for me to
go and bring the Two Pollies round here and
bring her guns to bear on the Capitol. Then
send in word and give em one hour to organ
ze. Ifthey don't do it, then batter the house
lown about their ears, or march in the Down
ngville meltia and drive 'em out, as old Crom-
well did the Rump Parliament"
The President stood a minute in deep
study. At last he said, "Well Major des-
perate disease sometimes needs desperate
remedy, | think you are right, go ahead."
So here | am, Uncle Joshua, aboard the
Two Pollies. I jest stopt to write this account
% you and shall now up anker and make all
sail for the Potomac And if things is no bet
er when [ get there you may expect to hear
thunder.
Iremain your loving nephew
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.