The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-21
From the Ohio Statesman.
GREAT .PLOUGHING MATCHS

The annals of agriculture contain no |
example Of plougbing match equal 10
that Of which | propose to give brief
description. l
An old gentleman, familiatly known
as "UncIe Sam" has an extensive farm
consisting OF twenty six fields; he is in
the habit Of leasing it Out by a vote Of
his sons every four years; and for mum.
ber Of years past, il has been in the ten 4
lure Of the Democlatic family. The rea.
son assigned for tlisSs, that the menI.
bsrs Of hat familg ore mostly good far
liners. For eight years it was tenanted
by old Andrew, the farmer of Tennes>
see, and at present it is held by old
Martin, tho farmer Of New York. The
federal family, who contend that they
have deep interest in this farm, inas-
much as they declare tha, they possess
at least two thirds of the wealth and
capital by which it is operated, have
long tried TO get some one of their FAM
lily into its general superintendency; but
Uncle Sans sons have hitherto rejected
their application, on the ground that
they were too fond Iof embelIshmen,
and display, and instead of improving
the soil would spend their time in erect-
ing "light-houses to the sky" gaudy
buildings, and in laying it off in flower
gardens, orange groves, end so forth.
! Ia this state of affairs, the Federal
family became greatly exasperated, and
swore that unless some one of their FAM
lily should be placed at the head Of the
farm, its affairs would 60 to ruin-in
oihor words, that they would use their
wealth and capital to the arrangement
of its concerns. This alarmed some of
Uncle Sans sons, who, with all their
patriotism, have some seeds Of avarice
in their hearts, and would sooner the
farm should have bad tenant than gel
out Of pocket money themselves; accor-
dingly some Of them need d,sposi-
ton TO favor tho Federal family, "A
least for one term" It was at last a
greed, that 10 last the claims of the two
families to the reputation of good far.
: mers, a Plough Match should be had or
, the farm, that each family should choose
/, its ploughman, and the family whose
plough team and work, should prove tt
be the best Upon fair public trial
should have the management Of th'
farm.
The proposition delighted the Fedora
family. they were at once thrown init
ecstocics Of .joy, some tore the rufile,
from their shirts, and flinging them OF
the ground, with their castors and Brit
, ish broadcloIh, crying ou', "Ie there
Anstocrocy, TIL after the election" p
others moved oui Of their splendid man.
sious, whose vaultcd ceilings hung will
silk, and rustIca,od in log cabins inste &C
: of pointer dogs and spaniels, they fon.
died tame raCkoous; some who daily
leasled on the choicest viands and quaf
led sparkling champagne IN private
, now made merl ofPUBLICLY munohinE
corn cakes and guzzling hard cider
while others, throwing. by their sIlA
gloves, thrust their delicate hands into
vulgar buckskin mit'ens, and went L
chopping down buckeye trees TO be man.
ifactured into political hag-staffs. =
Meanwhile, the Democratic family man
'fested no kind of anxiety about th'
event, as farming and poughing was M
novelty to them, and waited the day
appointed with the utmost composure
and without any extraordinary prepara'
tinn.
| When the day arrived, the whole Fed
eral family we're in The field. Theil
team consisted Of huge English bull
as black as jet, called "ABoLlTIoN,'
aud large English cows which the,
named ". S. BANK The yoke looked
we'll, but upon close examination, it was
found 10 consist Of kind of timber
called "Nstonal Debt" covered will
gold leaf; It was inscribed "ModerI
Whiggery."' The beam Of the plougl
was hollow piece Of timber of sof
and Pl,nn, ;eS,ure, called "Nou- Com
mi,taIlsm." The poin, or centre wal
inscribed with the word panic" anc
| the mould board was covered with pie
ces Of paper called "Post Notes" In
stead of a chain, they had thick rope
which they said was very strong, spur
out of a sort of stuff they denominateG
. "COnfdentiaI Committee'" The drive
: held long goad, bearing this motto
"The time for reason aud argument il
; gone BY"
The ploughman soon made his ap'
: pearance, surrounded BY a host of banl
ofticere, brokers, spectators, panic.
breeders and Office hunters. He was I
spare built, weakly old man, about X
years Of age. He had on an old Goa
which he wore twenty years ego, ant
which fit him very well, manufactured o
real dolbIe- mlled federal cloth, auc