The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-09-22
From the New fork Express
MAI. DOWNING-0N THE MES
SAGE

, MAI. DOWNING-0N THE MES
SAGE.
II the Major calls this any lakln the
bark OF ont" we don't knaw what will
be left Of the timber by the time he has
got the L" square on'I"-but we will not.
By any remarks of our own, delsln our
readers from a production. the perfect
good temper Of which Is only eqnalled
by its GGe and unslloyed patriotism.
Niga the wreck Of the Two Pothrs.
Rpeksway. sept II, 1851.
To UNcLE SAN.
M Old Ffimd:-l have been readin
the Message over from top 10 bottom
and from bottom 10 iop-and from the
middle ont both ways--and | roll'd 1t
over Iest as a carpenter does log. and
draw'd chalk lines To gil The square out,
and shsrPen'd my AK. and began to chip
off. II is more Than days job. and |
don't know that ! can promise, in This
letter, To do more than git The bark of.
IL is plagy long Message. seein that II
speaks Of ony one magier-bul shis
comes from our great folks in office usln
slch long words, aud s,ringin on 'em
together like ingIons, when few short
ones would tell the same story
remember. one day when was To
hum. Uncle Joshua go, letter IRON
Washington. from friend nf hlsln who
/ had gone there 90 ask ths Gineral To
make Uncle Joshus Postmaster. lie told
a long story about the deIay--and that
the Glneral was sick--and that the
doctors said that be was nOU con-
wsllesent." -" Con what" asked Aunt
Nabby. " Why conwalIesen1," SAID
Uncle Joshua, rubbin his speciseles.-
What in nslur is that complaint now"
ssk'd Aunt Nsbby agn. Il don't
know" says Uncle Jsshua, "bu, al |
hope is il sin'I the name Of neW party
lit is one or Iolhsr, am afraid--and II
! il is the latter, we must all brush round
aud turn /" Con~allesenf a. soon as
possible, or shan'I GIT NV Office, that's
ssrupg"-and jest then came in, and
IL was well I did, or Uacle Joshua would
a had all DowningvIlle call'd To q publIr
meelin, aud the hull Jackson parlv would
have gone right over TO the Gonzales
ent party" in no time. Bu as soon as |
iell'd Uncle Joshua What the ra," meanIn
nj the word was--snd th., u Vas ony
the Doctors Uay nl savm the ineral
was gitlin better" WE'LL" says he,
Z" I'm glad it's no worse--fOr it's a hard
matter, Major, To change the name Of a
party: but Why in nstur didn't the man
say So gI,tln better Is plain English
but ConwaIIesent' Is jest no word al
all" II was afraid" says Aunt Nabby
" It was hldralnby." Hidra-6ddle
stick" SAYS Uncle Joshua. 4" know't
il warn't ihs,--for a dog would jest al
soou dare bite hot puddin as 10 btu
the GIneral." And 50 we ell concluded
the best way vas 10 use PLAIN language
and u has been lesson To me ever since
Now as 20 this message, every bod,
thinks he knows what 1t means, and al
that part ont that has any Of the "Cun
wallescenl" nalur about i, is 81 sugar.
over. priuy much everv body swallow,
il right down. But that amt my way:
know there is always two sides to pew
ter plaller. II | have time. | mean 10 rnl
off all the sugar and gliding, and see wha
! Is lett ont; and then II find il the +" raj,
grit" III gait, and advise every body t.
gOii; buI u on The contrary, ] 6nd II won
huld water g. amt sound doctrine, van
90 II, anu no man IN Ill DowningyIIle vii
goh. Every body says, thar have hearl
! speak not, land every body is lslkin u
nothing else jisi DOW, that there is Z" II,
mistake" IN that message. Now ! think
} see good many mistakes about il. Tn
first mistake is, II - too long at bntj
eends. and not short enough in the middle
J -seein now tina, the Globe folks nave los
the prinilu ont, Goyou won't see s.
: long one agin in one spell, so ions a
tlIem Conservatives folks keep the prn
Iiu.@H The next mistake IL, il says
lee,le TOO much about separaiin = tn
; Government from the general conssrn
ofthe people, and as - sass for the COOS
ought u be sass for the gander." Con
gress began right of to ny Me Erperi
nsent. first on the prInun line aud See hoV
tina, will work, and the first thing We sc
is the Globe folks that haini been separai
> ed now for goin on over wears from
good 100000 lii a year Of &" Tue Go
v"'rnon.." rouTd nghs It, and aaotne
: s..t@ ',s goI roll. ! '.aa't hke 10 see
man or a pig lose hes tit, unless he DE-