The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-12
From the Ohio Statesman.
BROTHER J0NATHAN's
Great Plcugsimg Match.


oi which propose TO give brief descrip.
tion. 49,
an o'd gautlonsn, ramiliarly known as
cro!e Sam" has an extensive farm CON
aist'ng of tweaty-six fields; lac is in the lab.
o. leasing It out bv vote of his sons ev-
cry Tour years. and for rumber of wears
pssl, Is has been in the tenure of the Demo
Cfauc ianily. The reason assigned for
lhls IS, that tie members Of that family are
mostly rood farmers. For eight wears it
Na0 i9n3nied by old Andrew, the farmer Of
tcnQcssee. and At present it is held by old
Marin, farmer oF New York. The
Federal family who contend thai they have
deep interest in this farm, lnasmuch as
mat they possess at least two-thirds of the
wealth and capital by which il is operated,
nave long tried to get some one of their
family into its general superintendency; but
Uncle Sans sons have hitherto rejected
their application, on the ground they were
too fond Of establishment and display and
instead OF improving the soil, would spend
'heir time in erecting eight houses to the
Ky" CANDY buildings, and laying it off IN
mower gardens, orange groves, and SO
forth
In this state Of affairs, the Federal fami-
ly became greatly exasperated, and swore
that unless some one Of their family should
be placed at the head Of the farm, iis affairs
wonld go TO ruin--in other words, that they
weuld use their wealth aud capital to the
nerapgement oil its concerns. This alarm
cd 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 tenan: than get out of
Pocket money hemselves;accordingly some
oi them eyinced disposition to favor The
feceral family sat least for enc term" It
was last agreed that 10 test the claims OF
the two families TO the reputation Of good
farmers, a Ploughing Match should be had
on the farm; that each family should choose
It's Ploughman, and the family whose plough
team and work, should prove to be the best
upon fair public trial, should have the
management of the farm.
ihls proposition delighted the Federal
fanny; they were at once thrown into &C.
I'acles OF JOY; some tore the rulflos from
'heir shirts, and fingng them on the
ground, with their csstors and British
pread-clolb, crying out "6e there .Aristocra-
cy tW after the election" ,"-o,hers moved
est ot their splendid mansions, whose vaul-
TEA coiings were hung with silk, and rusti-
Gated In log cabins; instead of pointer dogs
ana sPanlels, they fondle tame racoons;
some who daily feested on the choicest VI.
anas and quaaed sparkling champagne Il,
PrtO0fe,now made merit Of pu6icky nun
cnlng corn cakes and guzzlng hard cider;
Wnlle others, throwing by their silk gloves
thrust their delicate hands into vulgar buck
SKIN mllteas, and went TO chop2ing down
buckeye trees to be manufactured into polit.
lcal fiag-sta(fs. Meanwhile the Democratic
family manifested no kind of anxiety about
the event, as farming and ploughing was
no novelty to them, and waited the day
appointed with the utmost comBosure,
and without any extraordinary preparA-
ton.
When the day arrived, the whole FEEDER.
al family were in the field Their team
consisted of huge English bull, as black
as jet called ABOLITION" and large En-
gllsh COW, which they named "U. S.
BANK" The yoke looked we'll but upon
close sxaminatiea. it was found to consist
OF kind Of timber called "National Debt"
covered with gold leaf it was inscribed
"Modern Whiggery." The beam of the
plough was hollow piece of soft and
plant texture, called "Non-commii,alisn.
The point or centre was inscribed with the
word "PANIc," and the mould board was
covered with pieces Of paper called ''Post
Notes" Instead OF chain, they had
thick rope, which they said was very strong
spun ont OF sort Of stuff denominated
"ConfdentjaL CommiHees." The driver
held goard, bearing this motto: "The
time for reason and argument is gone
by"
The ploughman soon made his appear
anee, surrounded by host of bank officers,
brokers, spectators, panic breeders and
office hunters. He was spare built weak
ly old man, about 70 years OF age. He
had on an old coat which hs wore twenty
years ago, end which it him very well,
manufactured ofreal cloth; and lined and
faced for this occasion with flimsy kind Of
stun called British Whiggery." His hat
was bali military, and on the 'Gp" was
endorsed "Answar to the Oswego 81 Lou
isyllle Committees" Upon his arm
hung a canteen labelled "Hard Cider"
When he placed himself between the
handles Of the plough, hum of murmur
ran thrnugh tho C.ro;lv, 80, ..-.. r 4