Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-11-04


TELEGRAPH WIRES, Der. 81, lS4S.
DEAR COLONEL: I've been siumping il round all
over the lot for two three months, tight and tight,
for our American friend, GIneral Cass, and as |
spose YOU are very anxious and uneasy to know
how its coming out, thought would set down
and make out private report and send It on 10
you, giving you some Of the premonitory symptoms,
so that when the aterclap comes, you may be a
little prepared for it, and not feel SO bad. As said
afore I've been all round the lot, sometimes by the
steamboats,, aud sometimes by the railroads, and
sometimes by the telegraph, and when there wasn't
no other way to 90, footed it. And I'm satisfied
the Jig is up with Us, and it's no use in my trying
any longer; and Mr.. Buchanans speech was all
threwed away too. Pm very sure we shall get
some of the States, but III be hanged if can tell
which ones. There ainta single State that should
dare to bet upon alone but taking em all in the
lump should still stick out strong for half dozen
at least. see where all The difficulty is, as plain
as day. You may depend upon II we should elect
Gineral Cass easy enough if il wasn't for Gineral
Taylor; but he stands peskily in the way, jest as
much as he stood in the way of The MeXcans at
Bony Vista. As for Mr.. Van Buren, if he stood
agin us alone, we should tread him all to atoms ;
he couldn'i make no headway at all, especially after
we got the nomination al Baltimore. Jest between
you and me- | don't think much Of Mr.. Van Buren,
now. don't believe now he ever mas democrat
| think lie only made believe all the time and I'd
BET two 10 one he's only making beLeue nor. |
wish the Old Ginera, dear old Hickory that's dead
and gone. could be here now 10 have the handling
OF him for little while if he didn't bring him
into the traces wouldn't guess agn.
But, as said afore, Gineral Taylor is peskily in
The way all over the country. First, | thought
would figure round in some of the strong Whig dis
trlcts for thinks |, if can make our friends show
bod front for Cass there, it will be such wet
blanket for the Wings that they'll give il up. Well,
/ called a public meeting without distinction OF
party: and put it TO em strong for Cass and the
Constitution, and Californy forever. They all lis
tened, and every little while they hurra'd and clap
ped and thinks the tide IS turning, I'm going 10
carry This place all holler, Wings and all. But
when got through, an old rusty-taced farmer away
back IN one corner, got up and looked round, and
says he" Three cheers for Zachary Taylor"
Thunder and cannon il there wasn't sci me
down for liar. Why, Colonel, haint heard
noihln like it since the sormng of Chepultapec.
II took me right off my feet see al once the
battle was all ag!n US there, and thought better
make my escape under the smoke of it as fast as
possible. AT first felt rather bad about. And
then agin thought ought to have expected it, for
knew the Wings had voted that Gineral Tavor
was Whig and had made up their minds TO 90
for him. So streak'd il of for strong Demo
cratic distrIct Tor | found our main dependence
must be among our own friends. Here called a
mass meeting without distinction of party for was
cllr ret in a tnr hot ,ha
Wings would be dumfounGed, and be pretty likely
10 fail in with Us. Well, how do you think II work
ed / made rearin speech for Cass: told 'em what
great statesman and great warrior he was; !; and
how lie had proved the former BY offering 10 swa-
low all Mexico, and how he mad proved the latter
by breakIn his sword in a passion: and more than
all that, since the nomination at Baltimore he was
the greatest Democrat in the country. And now
says I. my friends, three cheers for Cass, Consttu-
ton, and Calilorny. Well, they gin three good
loud cheers, and thought that nail was well drove
and clln:hed. Then blacksmith, with a smuttv
nose and leather apron on gets up and sings out,
!" Nine cheers for old Rough and Ready And,
BY lingo, i! went Ikea hurricane full twice as loud
and three Zines as many as the cheers for Cass.
had good mind TO cut and run, and give il all up.
Bu! al last | plucked up courage and faced the
STORM. | called out TO the blacksmith, and says /,
distinction oi party, it all meant for Gineral
Cass, the Democratic candidate, and it's very han
some for Mig to come here and interrupt US in
this way.
You take me for Wing, 10 you - says he.
40 be sure do says |; :. You are no Demo
crat 10 act in this way"
At that he reddenet up so the smut on his face
turned blacker than il was before and says he i" I'd
lsye you know, sir, I'm as good Democrat as you
are. Nv father and mother was Democrats before
me- was born and bred Democrat and mean
10 live And die Democrat, but 20 FOR old Rough
and Ready let who will 90 agin him." Then he
called out agin for nine cheers for old Rough and
Ready and the way they rosred EN- out was a
caution. see il was no use talking about Wings
and Democrats, must try some other hook
So cruised round on the Free soil territory, and
got up meetings, aud preached up the WIlmot Pro-
yiso hot and heavy, and told 'em Gineral Cass
would 90 for il with all his nigh, TO the day Of his
death. Then thought would get EN- on the hip
in way they couldn't help giving me rousing
hurra, 50 called out " three cheers for Free-soi and
Gineral Cassr Well, the three cheers come
quick and as true as Paddy's echo, for il was,
Three cheers for Free-soil and Gineral Taylor =
begun TO think the only chance was for US to
try 10 carry the South. So wheeled about, and
turned about, and jumpd Jim Crow, in the slave
States. ! told 'em they must stir round and elect
Gineral Cass or the whole slavery business would
be upset but il they would only elect him they
might feel sae for they had his letters TO show that