Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-29


pended upon Laws to live on, ii would starve.
to death as sure as the ass between the two
bundles Of hay.
At that cousin Eabby spoke up, and says
she. 'More ike the country would be Ike a
bundle Of hay between two asses ard would
get eat up pretty quick"
Uncle Joshua couldn't help smiling. but he
looked round rs sober as he coald, and says
he, come, come, Nabby, you hush up; what
do YOU know about politics ?'
"Weil, now" says ], "let US look at this plan
of Mr. Calhoun's little, and see what it
amounts to. His notion was that there was
two parties, one North and one South Of Ma
son and Dixon's line and that under one Pres
ident they never could s!sree, but would always
be quarreling and fghiin' and crow ding; bu;
if each party could choose PTesideat. then
they would get along smooth and quiet, and
1--we as peaceable as lambs. Now If the doc
trine is good for two parties, it is good for
twenty. So if Mr.. Calhoun WAS right the best
way would be To let the twenty parties, that
are now quarreling like cats and dogs, go to
work and each party choose a President for
itself Then what happy peaceable time we
should have ofit'
well, you've fairly run it into the ground
noW, says Uncle Joshua, and / guess you
may as well LET it stick there. I'm more troub-
led about cleetiug one President than am
two or twenty, and should Ike to get your
idea how it can be done. ] know Gineral
Jackson used TO think great deal Of your
opinion, and maybe you can contrive some
plan to get us all out Of this hurly burly that
We are in, so that We can make President
next year when the time comes round.'
WELL says !. Uncle Joshua, according to
what you say about the parties now days,
ali split up into finders and cross grained ev-
cry way, don't think there's much chance
for any of 'em to elect President, especially
if Mr.. Ritchie don't help. But, for all that,
think the thing can be done, and | think
there's two ways of doing it. One way is to
get up new party that shall surround all
the other parties-l mean real constitution
al party, an out and out national party a par
ty that will stand up to the rack, fodder or no
fodder, and 60 for the Union, the whole Un-
ion and nothing but the Union, live or die
This party would have to be made up out o
the twenty parties you have named, so guess
we might as well call it the party of Natioaa
conae-oMers.'
Tine 'tother way would be TO get up sort
of reYolution-annexation- n-manifest-dystiny- -glo
ry party, and have great banner painted
with Cuba on one end and Canada on 'tother
and what there is left of Mexico in the middle
and get up great torchlight procession from
one end of the country to the other, and hire
Kossuth when he gets over here to make
stump speeches for our candidate through al
the States. If we didn't elect him, I'd &c
into rstracy and settle on the banks of Sal
River for life.'
We'll. Major says Uncle Joshua, 4 thinl
a good deal of your notions. and wish you
would think the matter over, and draw W
some plan for US to 60 by. for it's high time
We was doing something
So. Mr.. Gales d Seaton remain your ole
! friend, MAJOR JACK DowNING.