Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-02


ny day on board vessel, sound as ev-
er in her hull, but wantin spars, sails, and
riggin. My old friend Zekel Bigelop
was among the visitors, and nothin would
do but he must deliver an address to the
folks--and he is you know, complete
hand at that--and so up he got on the
windlass, and did pore 1t out there for a.
bout half an hour, most dreadful. He
stood like a teapot, one arm kimbo and
tother spoutimg--and sich a storm !!
there was no gittin by it. He thanked
euery body and euery thing. that had any
hand in gittin the Two Pollies off shore
he said the same causes would lift
more folks out of the mud than we had
any notion on--for that the Two Pollies
was not the only object that had been run
on shore by the wickedness, and the ig-
norance andse!fshness OF some falks, and
when he come to speak of Them folks
and tell how and why al! this trouble had
been brought on the country entirely by
their ,Dickedness, their ignorance, and
their ,oiyulness, he just took up his swill
tub and emptied the hull scrape ont right
over 'em. l never in my born days
hearn the like.
Arter this address was over, we all
gave three times three good harty cheers,
and the Two Polies, she rolled from side
to side, like good natured laugher, first
one scupper in and then tother just as
though she was takin part in the fun;
and which she had right to do.
The Two, Pollies, as | said afore, is
sound in her hull, and all her ground is
as good as ever; but she wants refittin,
and as yet, am leetle puzzled to know
which port to carry her to for an outfit.
Some think she ought to be rugged on
ne,o plum, and that convention of rig
gers" is to meet in New York on the
9th Of this month, to fix upon plan for
rigging vessels generally. This being
the case, don't know but it is best to
take the Two Pollies TO New York, and
let them all take look at her, and then
decide. must say, haint got much
confidence in. any "new rig" especially
if it has any thing like an " "experiment"
about it-all know about it is, the Two
Pollies was clipper in her day, and with
the rig she had, and unless am sartin
that change will be best, wont give
my consent. As the Two Pollies was
never abandoned to the underwriters by
the owners, who are Of the "dont glue
up the ship" order-there wont be any
trouble on that score-but more of this
in my next.
Well, now about the late elections
What in natur has got into the folks ?-|
What has become of "the partyl" Do
tell, now-I want to know VII! | have
hearn tell Of" knocking folks into the mid.
die of next week"--but If the news | got
is half true, you wont find some folks for
a good many weeks to come" Sich a
gittin up stairs"--(as they say down in
Georgla)-I never hearn afore-why it
seems to me them plagy Wings have
hoed out tother party completely, and
not left enuf for seed.
Ihear tell you are going to have a jol-
lifcation in this matter on the 23d inst.
must get the Two Pollies up to town
by that time, if possible, and take a hand
in it-but hope it will be one of that
kind that will do more good than evil.
Now I'll tell you what my notion is a.
bout it, and what l, for one, mean to do
| mean 10 make a kalklation of what it 7
would cost to illuminate the biggest
house Gf had one) inthe city--then
would, ,einstead Of spending my money in
this way, jist lay it by till the winter
comes, and either take it myself or give
it to a ward committee to by wood or
coal for such families as by misfortune
are suferin and destitute-I would make
no distinction of party, but ,oheneuer
there were found sufferin women and
there | would go and make an
in their stoves and fire pla-
ces--this is the kind of illumination
hope every good Wing will go for, and
take my word for it, it will bring bless
ings on the cause and the party.
This course will be rank poison to the
lsadin demigogues ofthe Loco Foco par
ty--they are the chaps that tell the ig-
norant but honest poor that the Wings
are their very worst enemies, and some
believe it, when it is well known--and
none know it better than these Loco Fo-
20 leaders. especially the buffalo tribe
hat it is rank lie. There are no pco-
pie in the wide world more charitable
han the American people. ] know i'll
md who dares deny it Let any man
70 abroad--and then come home-and
hen hear what he saws about Well,