Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-25

round all over the lot for two or three montns
tight and tight, for our American friend,
Gineral Cass, and as | 'spose you are very
anxious and uneasy to know how us COM
ing out, thought would set down and
make out 4 private report and send II on 10
YOU, giving you some of the premonitory
symptoms, so that when the aterclap comes,
YOU may be little prepared for il, and not
feel so bad. Az said afore, I've been all
round the lot, sometimes by the steamboats,,
and sometimes BY the railroads, and some
times by the telegraph, and when there
WASN'T no other way to go, footed IT. And
Pm satisfied the jig is up with Us, and IFS
no use in my trying any longer; and Mr..
Buchanan's speech was all thrown away,
too. Pm very sure we shall get some of The
States, but I'll be hanged if can tell which
ones. There amt single State that
should dare to bet upon alone, but taking 'en
all in the lump, should still stick ont strong
for half dozen at least. | see where all
the difficulty is, as plain as day. You may
depend upon il we should elect Cineral Cass
easy enough if it wasn't for Gineral Taylor !;
but he stands peskily in the way, jest as he
stood in the way of the Mexicans at Buena
As for Van Buren,, if he stood agin US alone,
we should tread him all to atoms he could
not make no Roadway at all, especially after
we got the nomination at Baltimore. Jest
between you and me, don't think much of
Mr.. Van Buren, now. | don't believe he
ever was democrat think he only made
believe all the time and I'd bet two to one
he's only making believe no,c. ! wish the
Old Gineral, dear old Hickory that's dead
and gone, could be here now to have the
handling of him for little while II he
didn't bring him into the traces | wouldn't
guess agin.
But, as said afore, Gineral Taylor is
peskiy in the way all over the country
| First, | thought 1 would figure round in
some of the strong Wing districts for,
thinks !, if | can make our friends show
bold front for Cass there, il will be such
wet blanket for the Wings that they'll give
it up Well, called public meeting with
out distinction of party and put il TO 'em
strong for Cass and the Constitution, and
Californy forever. They all listened, and
every little while they hurra'd and clapped !;
and thinks ] the tide is turning, Pm going to
carry this place all boiler, Wings and all.
But when got through, an old rusty-faced
! farmer, away hack in one corner, got
up and looked round, and says he" Three
cheers for Zachary Taylor" Thunder and
cannon! if there wasn't roar, set me down
for liar. Why, Colonel, | haint heard
nothin' like it since the storming of Chepul-
tapec Ii took me right off my feet. | see
at once the battle was all agn us there, and
thought better make my escape under the
smoke of il as fast as possible. At first !
felt rather bad about. And then agin tho't
ought to have expected it, for | knew the
Wings had voted that Gineral Taylor was a
Wing, and had made up their minds to go
for him. So ! s,reak'd it off for strong
Democratic district for found our main
dependence must be among our own friends
Here called mass meeting without dis
tinctlon of party, for was sure we would
get up such a roar for Cass that the Wings
would be dumbfounded, and be pretty likely
to fall in with us. Well, how do you think
il worked! | made roarin' speech for
Cass told 'em what great statesman and
great warrior he was and how he had pro-
we'd the former by offering To swallow all
Mexico, and how he had 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 |, my friends,
three chees for Cass, Constitution, and Cal
iiorny. Well, they gin three good loud
cheers, aud | thought that nail was we'll
drove and clinched. Then blacksmith,
with a snutty nose and leather apron on,
gets ny and sings out, " Nine cheers for old
Rough and Readyr - And, by lingo, il went
like a hurricane full twice as loud and three
times as many n the cheers for Cass. had
n good mind 10 cut and run, and give il all
up. But ut last plucked up courage and
faced the Storm. called out 10 the black
smith, and says /, my friend, when we called
this meeting without distinction of party, it
was all meant for Gineral Cass, the Demo-
cratic candidate, and it's very handsome for
a Wing to come here and interrupt us in
this way.
"You take me for Wing DO your" says
he.
TO be sure do" says |. "You are no
Democrat 10 act in this way"
AT that he redeemed up so the smut on his
face turned blacker than il was before, and
says he, "ld have YOU know, sir, Pm as
good Democrat as you are. My father.
and mother were Democrats before me.
was born and bred Democrat and mean
to live aud die Democrat, hut | go for old
Rough and Ready, let who will go agin HIM"
Then he called out agin for nine cheers for
old Rough and Ready and The way they
roared 'cm out was a caution. | see II was
no use talking about Wings and Democrats,
must try some other hook.
So | cruised round on the Free Soil terri
tory, and got up meetings, and preached up
the Wilmot proyiso hot and heavy, and told
'em Gineral Cass would 30 for II with all
his nigh, to the day of his DEATH Then
thought would get 'em On the hip in way
they couldn't help giving me a r0using hur-
rah, so called out "tbree cheers for Free
Soil and 6ineral CasSm Wei, the three
cheers come as quick aud as true as Paddy'S
echo, for Il was, 80 Three cheers for Free
Soil and Gineral raylorin
begun 10 think the only chance was for
us to try 10 carry the South. So wheeled
about and turned about, and lump'd Jim
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