Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-08-31
From the National Intelligencer.l
A VOICE FROM SALT RIVER.


SAuLr RIvsH, July 1919
Dean Mn RICHIE | cant keep from writing
TO you longer. / must say we are getting
most of patience up here in this Salt river ter
rltory; and are beginning 20 feel good deal dis
appointed 10 think General Taylor is holding on
TO the Presidency so long. j was in hopes after
YOU had concluded to stay down there 10 Wash
ington and fight the battle out, that you would a
routed him out by this time, and gin our party
chance TO come back again. Not that I've got a
ny thing agn Gineral Taylor; and l don't say
but what he's clever sort of man enough, and
fought well IN Mexico, and | don't know but he
and the folks round him carrying on the gov
eminent all smooth and regular. But all that's
nothin 70 the pint. The whole nub of the argu-
ment is, they've got our places and we want EN-
TINS Salt country is tiresome place 10 stay
IN. And we've been waiting here a number
OF months. hoping you would upset the whole APP
pie cart of the administrator and give us all a
chance to pick up the fruit, But we've been dis
appinted. con. see you're any nearer getting
GIneral Taylor out of office than Won was three
months ago. We've had a number of meetings up
here about II, and talked the over and sum
OF our friends quite put out with YOU about II
and fling OUT about your being old, and lost your
spunk, and don. fight with the grit you used to-
l took your part strong and told EN- twas no
such thing; If you was Older than you used 10 be
you was tough pitch-nott vet, and had as much
grit in you ever, and only wanted rousIn TO
make you fight like a tiger They finally
agreed if / would write TO you and stir you up
SO as to make you come down upon the Admins
tration hot and heavy, as though you meant some
thing they d be patient little longer But if not
they'd kick the =" Union over, and take up auo7h-
er organ for the party. ] asked EN- how they
thought TO better themselves by that and where
they thought they could find an organ 10 be com
pared 10 the Union
Why says Bill Jones, says he, "well take
RI Salt p,t-ar
But SAYS | you know the Salt River Her
aid cant hold candle to the Union for respecta-
bility."
q don't care for that says he " the Herald is a
smarter paper; IL tell two lies TO the Union
one, week in and week out, and put sting in the
tail OF every ore of EN-
o Well | amt a going TO brag." says l. about
the Unions talent for Matching fbs but there's
one thing You ought to remember, the Herald
truths Gtcays tUdUertlg whilst the Union fbs
alac0yS tCeH stood TO- and you know. according
TO the old sayin, which is considered worth the
most"
l think l rather got ahead of Bill in the argu-
ment here, for he could not answer me word
And now, my dear Mr.. Richie, you what sort
of pickle we are in. and / hope you will spunk
up and put our best foot forward; go at the Adj |
mlnistl alton arrest; take hold of EN- like cat
amoInt. and give EN- sich clawing that they Il
be clad to clear out in hurry and let our party
longed 10 them this twenty years. Now don't
want to find fault or complain you know it amt
my natur. But must say that think you have
been quite too tame along back, and too mealy
mouthed, as if YOU afraid TO speak out your
mind. The fact is, you must go at Gineral lay
lor in real arnest He's the head of the admins
tration, and you know if we cut the head of,
the critters dead. But you must give harder blows
han you have used yet. | ont deny but what
YOU have used some considerable smart words to-
wards hiE1 don't Geny but what YOU have call !
ed aim doll and cheat, and q tool. and
"a mere cypher, and disgrace 10 the country.
and .-an imbeclle, ignorant tyrant,' and a viii
tened sepulchre." and man who " is disgracing
himself and a fraction of man" and IAN eighth
part of the Cabinet" and " the fv upon a coach
wheel, and " u butcher" and a Nero and Mo-
loch," and Cyclops and SIGH like. But all this
don amount to anything. It's only just nudgin
a man in the ribs with your elbow. when YOU
ought to up first and knock him head over heels. |
If You really mean TO do any thing, 1t wont do to +
stand Rlncin words In this soft kind of way. You
must put the blows on with sledge-hammer-
Instead of calling him a dolt. you should call him
material born fool. Instead of allowing him TO
be the eighth part Of man, you should swear
right up and down Chat is if you ever swear) that
there isn't particle of the hair hide Of Il man
about him. Talk up in that kind of way, and
our party would begin 70 take courage, and feel
as if there some hopes for EN- yet.
There thing that's very important, and
see you feel very anxious about It; and that is
that we Should get Gineral Taylor out somewhere
or other on the Wilmot proviso It's shame and
disgrace, and crime than high treason that
he keeps his mouth shet tia: subject hope
you will be able TO contriFe way other to
get II ont o. him but | know II Is difficult mat
te-. Cous Nabby used to have way OF getting /
secrets out of folks when they asleep about |
their lovers and SO on / believe she used 10 do /
ii by stealing into the slyly where they was
asleep. and hold ng looking glass their face
and whispering to era. and they would answer |
any question she esked 'enn. Now, if you could
catch Gineial Taylor asleep somewhere, If you
could get Of the servants al the White House
TO catch him asleep sometime. and hold a looking
glass over his face and ask him whether he is for
or against the Wilmot Proviso. probably the Sc
cret would be out and our party would be safe
Ii makes not pin difference which side he
out on we can fight him as we'll one way 10th
er. The only thing is to get him out. We are
ready TO he id him both tacks If he comes out
for the proviso. we can run him down with Gin
eral Cass; and If he comes oui dgin the proviso
we can run him down with Col Benton. But If
he don't come out at all, | m afraid we can Z run
him down w. III nobody
Now do try and do your best 10 get him out on
the proviso for yo1 see how important it is.
30 l remain your patient but rather hungry
friend.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.