WASHINGTON I6N Uct. 1854. To my old friend, Mir. Dwight, OfIhe New ork Dali
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 fad by the returns from NesU Jarsy, like them from MdiNe, that there leeIe too much " Post Office Tape, Bf0,,ks, and ISVine, for the WhIgs-but ,hat last loreVrr and Ihe Ony way Is to hang and 0 the best you can, and 'ny old friend Capt Zebu. lon GOodenow used to say, iM the old war, when he was bauli" agin the eaeay, and was obliged to re- treat for a spell, Well" says he " didn'l lick em this iime but did give nOsl mortal whel,in.'

 Talkim about Ihe old war reminds me say d word about the Peusi"M business. There Is plagy many rats at that too, and there Is no lcW yet how naHy will he rooted out.

 Last wimter the Senate got lOokn into this business, aud, they thought that wherever there ney [" be had there the rats was at work niI'bn, it bes; to look into the Pension matter. They had si rooted Up most everlastn raft Ot rats tn the Post Office and they thought best to set the terriers work smen inio the Pension Office, and see ifthere warn'i rats there too, but the trouble how get il; they looked the Pension List, aud one 'em said, Well. if General Washington had sicl, army of rale warriors we have here, hatin the number that was kid in battle flor they did fight like all in the "l.i war; and tie nan,er that must have died since of old age, it's wonder be dn'r lick the British in less than six weeks they lan1ed here." So they c0ncfuded there must be work some where, and the ony way go work aud order all the names of the Pensioners prmted that folks all about the country should at glance how many pensioners were liviD, and how 'aiS getiin the penSi of des pensioners L hani got lIne to look aud hnw the stood !" the Senate this resolution, but my friends Gales & Seaon, who keep strict account of these matters, can te)

 We'll, as soon as this resolution was past the rats began smell aSofeetnty aud there will be cnrsid- erable Ofa scamperin by the time the Senale meets agi", or miss my guess; unless some of the pension agents take :he same stand Major Barry does am,ng the Post Office rats, aud say that the Senate haint got right .u hunt im that quarter, that Congress ainI the people, &c Bot the people, whose packets have to pay for all this nbbi" won't give it up Pin cher," and |" Snnp," and Sanco' and '' ToaSser,' ,' and Ferr," all si,tin round the pile of old bar rels and lumber; they know there are rats among it, and that they must come pretty soon and ,hen shall have rale chvy. If the people ony stand by and fair play, aud donI throw somes at these failh iul watch dogs, there WOnt be rat left to mbblc al the pohlic cril,.

 am your friend, and enemy to Rats,

 ). DOWNING, Major

 Downingville M!iia, 2d Brigade.