Southern shield., 1840-09-18

pdyS ], oeHtA dI, elil III Il udDlL or pet ting, and I hain't got no mohey to bet with. But some. how or other, bid Tip keeps ringing in my ears all the tine
 At thai the Ginera flew h passion, and drove me right out Y, room, and sot and eat his breakfastalone. thought I'd give him little time fs get cooed down again, so steered offto the postbfice to get the papers. for knew he'd wa < to see elm as soon as he got done brealfast When got back the Gineral.s6t shuking his pipe in 'tother room, and> lool' A setty calm and geod natued agais,
 Come" says he, Sergeant Joel. set down and read us the news. Let's see how strong the Wings mustered for Clay atI their grand convention"
 So 1 sot down and read, and pretty so9nl out it come that the convention nominated Harrison all holer At that the Gineral sprung out of his chair, and come at me with his cane up, and says he, You're reading lie, you dog, you know you be-
 seed by his looks it would'n do for me to stand parleying with him. so cut and run, aid got out of the room. The Gineral took up the paper and read for himself, and when he see twas all just what l told him, he called to me to come back, and said he shouldn't touch me, for he knew l wasn't to blame for what the foolish whigs did After that we talked the matter over some time and the Gineral said the whigs had showed themselves to be greater fools than he thought it possible for em to be. Let 'em fret and work as hard as they please, Harrison would never get a single State
 We'll, we watched the papers month af- ter month, arter while the news come that Connecticut had gone for Old Tip, and Rhode Island had gone for Old Tip. And, lsays l'Gineral this looks rather bad, don't lit?-He scowled up his forehead little, and says he, Who cares for Connecticut and Rhode Island? They are nothing but little old federal holes, and always was
 And when the papers Tn other yarts of the country kept coming out more and more for Harrison, and it looked as if a good many States was going for him, it seemed to wear upon the old Ginsral con siderable but he still declared was all nonsense, and not worth m.ading till gone for old Tip, too, and that fairIy knock ed him over He couldn't tell what to make of it He said he believed the peo- pie was getting crazy; and something must be done to put stop to this delusion, or Mir. Van Buren would lose the next heat as sure as the world. He said 1 must start right off on an electioneering tower as fast as possible. and see Ii could mt set the ball rolling tother way He said 1 must go through the whole country clear to Downingville, away down east, and get up public meetings and pass resolutions in favor of Mir. Van Buren and tie Sub-trea- sury, and hard currency, and against liar rison, and Biddle's bank.
 But says l, Gineral, what is the use of talking about Biddle's bank nowdays2 Its gone to the shades long ago, and Squire Biddle's been out ot ever so png'
 No matter for that says he, the people like to hear about it. and it would help Mir Van Buren more than any thing you can do for him
 We'll says I, 'Gineral, only give me tools to work with, and I'll go at it and see what 1 can do But what can bring up against Harrison to 6ght with? It will be important to have some strong arguments to use. or else 1t will be no use to get up resolutions'
 "Argumentsl said the Gineral gritting his teeth; there Is arguments enough, and strong enough too. When Congress pass ed resolution twenty y-three years ago, to censure me for taking possession of Span ish forts and towns when l was fighting the Indians in Florida, and told the whole world l did wrong to do itbecause we was at peace with Spain, Harrison was in the
 House and voted in favor of that resolu- ton. Yes, he voted to censure me for ta- king possession of Spanish ports in time of peace: Just tell the people that, and it will be enough to upset his dish, or am mistaken. The wretch l will never forgive him for that vote so long as ever liven
 told the Gineral was willing to take hold for him and Mir Van Buren. and go through the country and do the best could for em. He said he thought l had better steer right for Downingville first, and stil up uncle Joshua, and git him to take holc with me for he was an old substantial re publican, and had been in office goot
 while, and had a good deal of influence il the Eastern States.
 | So Ipacked up my duds, and put some bread and cheese into my pack and started Iof. The Ginerai followed me to the door and shook hands with me, and told mt fight like Turk, or it would be gone i, goose with Mr. Van Buren's administration have got no time. in this ere letter, tc tell you all about my journey from the Her mitage clear to Downingvlle. If I hat
 time could tell you some queer things tha
 1 met with on the road But l hav'nt go