Project Gutenberg 2011-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 67 Smith, Seba 1792 1868 Downing, Jack Smith, John Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia" by Seba Smith is a collection of satirical letters written in the early 19th century. The book revolves around the character of Major Jack Downing, who provides humorous commentary on current events, society, and politics during the Civil War era, particularly focusing on his correspondence with President Abraham Lincoln. Through Downing's light-hearted yet critical perspective, the text explores themes of democracy, governance, and the complexities of war. The opening portion introduces Major Jack Downing, who has recently resumed writing after a period of absence, and expresses his views on the current political landscape. He writes to President Lincoln, addressing the troubles facing the nation and offering advice on military appointments. Downing’s reflections highlight his friendship with Lincoln, coupled with his tongue-in-cheek observations about the state's political machinations and societal issues surrounding the war. Throughout the letters, there’s an undertone of irreverence toward the political figures and sentiments of the time, with Downing stressing the importance of sticking to core democratic principles while humorously lamenting the state of affairs and political entanglements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Humor E456 PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Humour 359864 358942 2024-09-15T10:18:53.427730 2023-09-16T04:12:53.932267 text/html text/html 359816 2011-05-20T10:17:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 717314 2011-05-20T10:17:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 950526 2024-09-15T10:19:00.022713 application/epub+zip 956582 2024-09-15T10:18:55.221758 application/epub+zip 201104 2024-09-15T10:18:54.164758 application/epub+zip 1184265 2024-09-15T10:19:03.606683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1166588 2024-09-15T10:18:59.266709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411750 2022-09-16T13:53:27.427569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336058 335869 2024-09-15T10:18:52.762772 2023-09-16T04:12:53.331299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 335891 2011-05-20T10:17:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126405 2011-05-20T10:17:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18734 2024-09-15T10:19:03.740684 application/rdf+xml 21026 2024-09-15T10:18:54.526740 image/jpeg 4381 2024-09-15T10:18:54.345752 image/jpeg 788060 2024-09-15T10:18:53.481786 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia