Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-04-12
from me- Uupier MI
TO UNCLE JOSHUA, OF DOWNING
WILLIE, MAINE.
Nrw YoaK, Match r., lB45,

Nrw YoaE, March ~, iB45.
DsAa UgcbE. --Yon know they used 90
say. up lhore 10 Downingyiilu, there's
Imora why's to skin cat than one When
L was boy | used to think this modf,t,
that you might begin at the head aud strip
the skin Off over The tail, or you might
| begin N the and strip the skin % over
THE herd. could'nt think OF my other
way to skin n cni, and s'poscd that wa
all il meant. But since I've growod oil
der, End there's a good many ways to
skin cat Nahomet, the great prophet
had way Of his own. When he was
working miracles and told the mountain
to come 10 him, aud il wouldn't; well, says
he, thore's more ways 10 skin cat than
one, SO il the mountain WON'T come TO
Inc l'll 30 to the mountain.
Aher Colum bus discovered America, he
was setting with company round Ia
bio one lime, and they told him this dis
Icovery Of America was no great affair
after al aud any Que might done 1t. Yes,
says Columbus, il they only knew how.
Now, says BE, take an egg, and stand II
90 on the eand on the table Well, they
.tried all round, and couldn't do it. All,
said Columbus, It's because you don't
know how; there's more ways to skin
cat than one: give the egg 10 me. So he
took il and gave it little chuck on the Ia
biz and cracked the she'll, and there the
Iegg stood as steady as u stump.
But l'7e been going all round Robin
Hoods barn, instead of coming right to-
the pint; but what sot down 10 tell you
was, that Bishop Hughes has been show
ing the folks here how he skins his cat.
You know he commands the Catholic for
ces here, and they say he's been trying a.
number Of years TO carry the elections
Just as he wants 'em But though he car
ried the election once few years ago, he
hasn't been able since 10 get his forces
out quite strong enough at election time
10 carry the city. So, says BishopI
Hughes, there's more ways to skin cal
than ono, l'll adjourn ST. Patrick ~
from the 18th of March 10 the Ih vi
April, the day before the eleetioas and
tnalh br M t a9ay Catholics II f aa we
carry the election on the 9th, all holIer.
So he has adjourned St. Patrick's day &c,
.cordingIy.
This kind struck our folks all Of al
heap at first. went TO see Mayor Har-
per about ii, and says he, well MAJOR, the
Bishop has contrlyed plan to lick us at
last.
| Now says |, Mayor Harper, don't yoa
be skeared;l know how TO skin cat as
we'll as Bishop Hughes does, and there's
more ways to skin cat than one All
we've got to do, is TO have the 4th oil July
on the 9Th of april and we are safe, for
the An Of July boysin this country never
90, licked YET, and never will. And II
1.-The Bishop can push St. Patrck's day
month ahead, we can pull the 4th of July
three months back, by the rule OF three
lin arithmetic.
4 At that the Mayor frightened right up;
says he, Major you are right; that plan
will save US. Keep every thing still, be-
Tween ourselves, and not let hint OF II
get out, and a day or two before the time
comes, III issue proclamation, appoint
inc the 4th Of July on the 7th Of Aprtl,
So YOU see, uncle, the Catholics amt a
going 10 get round us this time.
Your loving nephew,
MAJOR JACK DowNlNG,
Editor Of The Bunker Hill.