The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-19
EEO. Nj. WEST,
VI PUBLISHER, BOOKSELLER AND
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MY THIRTY YEARS IN THE
By MAJOR JACK DOWNING. illustrated with
sixty.four original and Characteristic enSrav-
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Publisher Preface
Major Downing's sketch OF his Early Life.
LETTERS AND DocKfNfNTs'
i. His First Visit to Portland
2. He Wits the Legslsture
3 Uncle Joshua goes Bosten
4. CT usin Nabby Writes to Mr. Downing
s. A breadth! snsrl in the Maine legislature
8. Roth Legislators split right In tn"
Z. Affairs take a more favorable turn
8. Mrs Downing urges him to come home
9. The Wheels Of Government Trigged
II. The Legislature ripping up their duips"
II. Queer DuiI s. in the Senate
y Setting Up Candidate for once
Is. The Legislature and Elder Hall go home
IA. Mr Downing talked Of for Governor
IS. Uncle JoshnA's Great Skill in Politics
TO- SPISPpn at Downing
vile
II. portlsnd Town.Meeting-How the Votes stood
Is BOW the Votes stood in Downingvile
49, MIR Downing determines to 20 to Washington
20. Talks with toe Boston Editors on his way
q. Interview with Major ai! Noah at New York
%. Receive, q Captains Commission from the
a. Draining the Militia in Downingville
25. His First Military Report TO the President
Is. How the lie gisla,ers swallowed the Bea'irs
r. Opposes the sale of Madawaska to the British
.. Confidential Talk with the President
70. Runs an Express from Baltimore to Washing.
30. Receives Majors Commission to put down
81. The Presidents PROCLAIM alton and the FEEDER
"a. The rs Dovning,ille Militia arrive at Washing
ton.
%. TIE fleets sf sulineation illustrated
IS. Listening for Nullif cation Guns in South Car
olina
g. NJ Clay puts ste poer on NulIihca.ion,
SO. Whether Old Hickory should shake hands with
80 The President assaulted by Lieut. Randolph
40. The Major shakes hands ;oythe President
~. Narrow Escape at Castle Garden Bridge
A. The Presiden. ial Party Visit Boston
43 They turn q short corner at Concord N
a. Great FUSS in Downingville because the Prss-
DUCkYMsNT = The Major Nominated for
A. Making Old Hickory Doctor OF Laws
Il. How the old Democrats are put over on the
Federal side
4s. About me and Daniel Webster
40 Daniel and ], and Old Hickory
70. The Major prevents Robbery in the Senate
81 President Poea Fox travels sU VIM the Major
DOCkYMENT-From the National Intelligen-
50. The President and the Major in the State of
Maine
49, Mr. Kitchie's endless Eight with the federalfsts
D0OKYMENT-MrR Riches Counterblast
"a. The Major p0urs oil on Mr. Ritchis's wounds
IS. The MAJORS first Dispatches from Mexico
IS. The Majors Annexation Dream in Mexico
81. Private Dispatch and good advice to the Presi
dent
S. The Majors interview with General Scott and
Mr. Trist
50. General scott Ceurtmsrtiallcd in Mexico
DOCKYMENT-Bsttle In the Continental
90. Race for the presidency-Old lack ahead
81. Writing by Telsgraph-The tide turns for Old
lack
g. Curious navigation of Salt River
So. Kind advice to Mr. Richie
"a. The high Fence on Mason and Dixon's Line
IS. A family talk about political Parties
IS. The new Downingville Political Platform
81. Friendly Eriste to Governor Koasuth
O.. Great Convention 10 Downingyille
60. Adjourned Meeting-Great Speeches
20 The great Presidential TUG at Baltimore
II. Downingville RatifcatioR-TorchlightP Process
r. sareent Joe. hurrahs for General Scott
70 Pierce Elected-Joel turns his tune
-. Private Sdyice to the new President
IS. The Majors visit to the Fishing Smacks
rs. The Maj or's Mission to Europe =
u. Congress at lstend-soule. Sickles and Eaun.
ders
49, The schooner Two Pollies scudding round Gu.
ba.
70 The Two Pollies bombardips the Moro
80. Tho Two Pollies at Anchor
81. A Postscript
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