The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-08
4 VOICE FROM SALT RIVER.
Head Of salt River. July Is, 1919.


Dear Mr.. Richie: can't keep from
writing to you no longer. lmusl say we
are getting most ont Of patience up here in
this Salt river territory (; and are beginning
10 feel a good deal disappointed 10 think
Gineral Taylor is holding on 10 tie Pre-
sidency so long. was in hopes after you
concluded TO stay down there 10 Washing
ton and fight the battle out, that you would
routed him outby This time, aud gin our
party CHANGE TO come back again. Not
| that I've 90, any thing agin Ginefal fay-
lor; and don't say but what he's u Gle.
yer sort Of man enough, and lou, well in
/ Mexico; and don't know but what lie
and the folks round him is carrying on the
] Government al. smooth and regular. But
all that's noihin TO the pint. The whole
nub Of the argument is, they've got our
| places, and we want EN-. This Salt ri
yer county is tiresome place TO stay i'll.
j And we've been waiting here now mum.
Der of months, hoping that you would up
set the whole applicant of the Admins
i iraiiDn and give us all a fair chance 10 pick
up the fruit. But we've been disappoint-
ed. dnn'tsee yoa are any nearer getting
Gineral raylor out Of Office than you was
three months ago. We've had number
Of meetings up here about il, and talked the
matter over. and some of our friends are
quite put out with you about it, and fling
out about your being old, and lost your
/ spunk, and don't fight with the grit you
used TO.
I took your part strong, and told EN-
twas no SIGH thing if you was older
than you used 10 be, you was tuff as a
pitch-noit yet, and had as much grit in you
as ever, and only wanted rousin to make
You fight like tiger. They finally agreed
il | would write 10 You and stir you up,
so as TO make you come down upon the
Administration hot and heavy, as though
you meant to do something, they'd be pa.
tent lille longer. But if not, they'd
kick the i" Union" over and take up an.
other organ for the party. | asked ZEN
how they thought they could better them
selves by that. and where they though
they could find an organ to be compared
10 the Union!
Why" SAYS Bill Jones, says he,
"we'Il take the Salt River Herald"
I "Bu,," says /, "you know the Sal
River Herald can, hold candle 10 thu
Union for respectability."
:. ~ don't care for that" says he. "the
Herald is smarter paper; it can tell two
lies 10 the Unions one, week in and wce}
out, and put sting in the tail of every on
Of en-"
"Well, I amt agoing TO brag," says
"about the Unions talents for haichin fbs
/ but there's one thing YOU ought to remem
J Der, the Herald truths are always wa
verin, whilst the Unions fbs are alway
well stood TO; and you know, accordin!
10 the old sayin, which is considere'
; worth the most"
t think rather got ahead Of Bill in tn
argument here, for he couldn't answer M
p. word. And now, my dear Mr.. Richie
You see what sort Of pickle we are in
: and hope you will spunk up and pm
S your best foot forward 90 at the Admin
e istration in arrest; take hold Of 'em lik
catamount, and give 'em SIGH clawin
!, tina, they II be glad 10 clear out in hurry
!. and let our party come in and have tn
i rlghts again Tia. have belonged TO Us thu