The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-07-10

~ anJ rate, VI was unuer sucii cUcumslonccs,
MS led me TO suspect that the doy<Ing mother
eonnived al ns loss. to 1tha. ;shd-fhat il might
come to the woIldufgDehow or other. BY dint
of some occasional inquiries, it seems the little
fellow wrote TO his Mama while at Washington,
bat not understanding anything about Mails
or Post Offices he brought it home with him.
Yon will perceive it is much soiled and worn
with an occasional drop Of molasscs on il, and
was "to bs sent by the first opportunity" Tho
little fe low has got homo, and is doing well,
aud struts most terribly.
CIrY OF WASHINGTON, May, 1882.
My DEAR Ma.
Inrrived here few days ago-let me
sec, it was last Saturday-almost tired
To dcath-,he stage drivers drove SO fast
that although there was of us on one
seat, we were iolted about most terribly.
i threatened TO tell Pa of one of them
when got home, but he never paid any
attention to me, till told linn l was Il
Delegate to Washington Convention to
nominate Mr.Clay, and then he took me
in his lap, and rode very easy.
I found uncle John here, and he told
me must behave like n little man, keep
my face clean, and eat with knife and
fork, for he should he ashamed Of me if
j dldn'l act like u Congressmans nephew.
80 we paraded to Gadbys, where there
were such sights Of other boys, all come
IN attend the Convention-Some whis-
ileing, and some crying-and some roll
ing hoops--and some was recitng their
spceches-anditw il was all hubb Ib and noise
till Gadsby'swaiteItold them ifthey didn't
bestill he'd send for that ugly old General
Jackson and he would eat them all up
like the two bears did the wicked
children in the Bible. tell you they
was all as whist as mice after that. 1t
would take me grent while to tell you
every thing have seen and heard, but
mean TO write this sheet of paper that
Uncle John give me, chuck full but
will tell you about it.
I tell you what it is. Twas so fraid to
ga out after dark for fear Jackson, or
some Of his cannbals would eat me up
that went to bed as soon as it was can
delight. The next morning filled my
pockets full Of sugar plumbs and started
with uncle John to go To the convention.
When we got there 1--WE didn't 30 by Jack
sons house) some of the oldest boys had
got all things fixed, and then said that
they must have all the doors shut, be-
cause they wanted to fix for examination.
So when the doors were shut and all the
men were gone out, the oldest boy, came
round to see if any fus had got speech
es-when they came TO me, told them
could speak. "You will scarce expect
one of my age, to speak in public on the
stage" he said thntw do-there was
more boys too that had got pieces by
heart. So after while we adjourned
till mex. day.
AGer we had met and adjourned for
three or four days, aud some of the boys
had spoke their pieces, Uncle John and
some more men came and told us that
Mr.Clay was coming TO see US, and that
we must not make any noise until he had
spoke his piece, and then we might hol-
loa. hurra for Clay, and stamp, and clap
our hands as hard as we were amind to,
and then the boys that had not spoke yet
might speak too. forgot to tell you
that we nominated Mr.. Clay UNANIMOUS
LY don't you think Ma that we shall elect
him think so Ma, for he is such hand
some man, and spoke so pretty, and to-
us what Soloman said" train up a
child and away he goes, and all them
pretty stories that we DETERMINED to sup
port him, and that we wouldn't give no.
body no candy that wouldn't support him
too
was so homesick tother night that
l did not know what to do--and cried
most all night long-but next morning
the boys told me that we was going to
have ride in the steamboat, and go down
10 see Washington, so after while we
got down there, we found that Washing
ton was dead, and his son wouldn't let
us 90 into his house. Some Oft the boys
said they saw some fellows sneaking a.
bout with guns. suppose it was SO ne
of Jackson's cannibals.)
However we went away across the
meadows where wo found that Wash
ington was dead sure enough--and bur-
led in cave-but we were SO fra'd OF
them Jackson men with guns, that we
som put back as fast as we could.
want to tell you Ma what terrible
times the people do have hcre.-'Fhe
Jackson men do nothing but shoot and
stab all the Clay men they come across
and what is worse than all the rest,
they turn them all out Of Office too !!
and people call it "The terrible reign"
as they did in France when CULVER
wns therc-This is certainly true for
Duff Green said SO.
My paper is most full now and ]
must stop writing. Oh how tickled
am to think shall be home again in a
few days--for l am SO tired Of making
Presidents, and SO fraid that shall get
shot, that l had rather play "keep