Letters of J. Downing, major, Downingville militia, Second brigade, to his old friend, Mr. Dwight, of the New-York daily advertiser

Davis, Charles Augustus (1795-1867)

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CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

[letter]

ZEKEL BIGELOW'S CERTIFICATE.

DOWNINGVILLE POLITICS.

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Major Downing's Letter to the President, describing his Visit to the United States Bank.

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LETTER XI.

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LETTER XII.

[preface]

Major Downing leaves New-York like a streak—Zekel Bigelow turning Broker.

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LETTER XIII.

[preface]

Major Downing's Call on `Squire Biddle'—The importance of Congress—The Major arrives at Washington—Wakes the President to talk with him of Raccoons and Skunks.

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Major Downing acknowledges all his juvenile Productions—His Apology for writing better now than formerly.

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Defalcations in the Post-Office—The Major's method of letting off his own Steam—The magic Specks screwed to a plain sight—The General takes a look at things as they really are—His Steam up in consequence—The Major's notion of the real object of removing the Deposites from the U. S. Bank—The adjustment of accounts by charging deficiencies to account of “glory and reform.”

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LETTER XXVII.

[preface]

The Gineral tickled by the New-York and New-Jersey Legislatures—The Charge of Bank Bribery hits the wrong Side—An Indian Fashion recommended —An Experiment at heating one Boiler at a time— State of the Country—The Nub of the Business— Heterodoxy is not my Doxy—A Game, Necromancy or Financy; or Van Buren Cups and Balls—Transfer Checks, Contingent Drafts, and Hocus Pocus— The Gineral at bay—The Pack driven off by the Major's Whip—Scene closes with the Safety Valve open.

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From the Albany Daily Advertiser.

From the New-York American, Dec. 7, 1833.

From the Daily Advertiser, Dec. 13, 1833.

From the Commercial Herald.

From a Virginia paper.

From the New-York American, Nov. 7, 1833.

From the New-England Weekly Review.

From a Newark paper.

From a Philadelphia paper.

From the Philadelphia Gazette.

From the New-York Evening Star.

HARPER'S FAMILY LIBRARY.

FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRARY.

PROSPECTUS OF THE LIBRARY OF SELECT NOVELS.

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Title Page

LETTERS
OF
J. DOWNING,

MAJOR,
DOWNINGVILLE MILITIA,
SECOND BRIGADE,
TO
HIS OLD FRIEND,
MR. DWIGHT,
OF
The New-York Daily Advertiser.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS,
NO. 82 CLIFF-STREET.

1834.

Printer's Imprint

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1834,
By Happer & Brothers,
In the Clerk's Office of the Southern District of New-York.

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