Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

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Z, lebrhted Msinr Jack Downing. III
lafc nuusherof The National lntfliigen
esr. i Is exceedingly rich. and our rea
slsrs sih,nIi no, fsil 70 perase il. i'her,
~ . COED deal more truIlf than poetry il
bis ii seripliun af pariies.--alo. RpuJ
pUwsisesyiLIr. &
lDwN EasT TX rsla STaTE or NAME
4 Aovenshpr 10, 1861.
aig Cabs z S:.aroS: Ms Gear old
lelsniis, II sau are YET ia HE lanI of iht
fn.n'.8 isalgssp have lille tall, will
ts'n alnsut iire Affairs OF tie naiipn. And
ai sna ain't IN ii.,s land ni the lisin' bu
!ia,e dropped oa since I've heen nway
70 tie gpta disgins sc o'aIifnrny il you i
s"is',isp IL lei me know il i'il 20 to ole
''f isia'"sis.rs;t ra fps r." euusin Nabby
krows ,.ne ti' 'ens) )fand Try 10 have a
rliafwiis you ,lir, way. And my old
siie1id islritsp, too, want "a bare 4 chal
isieng nti.s him. Bit slnn't know
'wh-feas, tiad him, far Uuclf j ashua tells
me he isn't ia lie Hissbiag,c, union
pgfet naw. and tll,.s 'se ..carsiesl him
bars = Old Eirginay.'', Nov stalls
.s..fs hdd; ~ : trtg.snf, aei. tie Govern
treat ilsw can The country get alang
15fa'iafi ai'sesidenlr,l ean,paign without
Mr. Kieehia! They. neserlhave dpnrsil,
nd isara1'a IS. d M. Is ia,passible. |
ilnu's ss',owml.a hex vts gat-isi his place
lnsihe lnipa. naf aa care; but. know
fat, meter viii siad one that can iiglr,
agtnfhe ,sederal'sis hike MIR. Richie. ~
llow .iany times he's saved the caun-
sss ifamhcii. elt op NV ile Fesierlis,s;
and. alaaf's very remarkable, he cnIld
4i:.si,t .sglil 'esa ior wears aaj wears af'er
iites WAS all dead. jest As web us he
c,,,aii wi,rnt they were alive.
There's ~ bea great haiile fsT the
iIexi President. and ne cant get alang
~nhpnt MIR. Rs,ehie. lie ought moi 10
? .:at.e of 50; ne owed his sersness 10
the cu,lnif: and he ought to bs ke,eiied
and hrpus.stsbsris To Washington under
tie '.ingrls slYse l.sw.' Thai law Is
carried ON every where here ~ tire
Ntsrsi.ansi we expec, j. to he carried opa
4, liie South. What is sass for lhe
geese Is sass for tie gnnier. Ii the
South wants 10 keep the North in the
JaIen, saesmusi giye s,,nls good strong
.noaI tiIai sile il wiling to fulfill aud
cssfy nut die fugitive slave law. And
-he etnl,iu't da iisaily better than 10
kelei Mf. Ritclie and carry him back
- asi,'ngtan, and silei him up in the
iaial paper office. .and nc tiiH downsin
ii'e tsiitofral chair. and pat reaal Of pa
per before him am! = pen in his hand.
sntl ST. hiGi ~ writing about the next
i'srsliencv. Then The daik fng which
uvw ilsngs nstr iAe wh.ie cDuntrs
woasd b.sgle lo be- blnweil away. ailsl
isif,Hs could begin to see where thew
arr .nrn; aud iiie knn,s. and The saasls
nf politics wga!d begin 10 be unravel!e,i.
- itia, .se could All 'is,il where 40 take
ASIA nd pull wish fai< ci,ance Of d.,iig
romr g,,ad. Thvn we might stand u
good cbanee ia gel a President nexi
sear. i,ui as ihingsnow 20 The tcAance
io,.hs slim enaugh.
5inits isnii now us they used 10 be,
wken we hst,in iionly Two parties. and
everybody cnuld tell who he was liYt.l-
iilg agins,. ffhen a single blast from
u jtrs Ben Rfssell in ahe old Bos,nn,
Gelsiiile wau!d cail out alis,he Feaersl, !,
ISIS an the caGntrv. and alske 'eAl draw
ap In a str;aghi hnr; and then anosher
bwsl from Mr.. Rllrhie, hlihs Redmond
Euqf!fer, would call Dui.all the Repalb-
Iicans siiio anaihcr llne--ai,,l when these
~ parties we've called nnl there wssn'l
'Iobstis lsitbul wosnea anh cinltlrpis---
'ssl'i shrn siselwo parties had a clear tight,
asidaisey alway knew Hsilicil got whipl.
Bat iinags isa / 81 iisw-a ds,ys. There's
mare parties no y ihals ypu eaa shake 4
sick ~. And they face in all manner
pf ways, so that shsn yun are fisl,Hn
for enc pnriy il Mu,ld puzzle a. phila-
leirhy lawy er ~ tell what parties yop
are tightin aginsi, or 10 tell who is wiiil,i
whsn the bIasls's over. j didn'l kuew
lhlngs was IN quite sn bal a sEark ill /
gnlilulle i'oiherl day, FROM Califarny anal
lad u long talk with Uncle Joshns. who
lult me aIl abnnt il. Unr.e Joshua Ii gel,
ling old, hut he halsis his age remarkably
seH; llitisk itsl sqnssl 10 Mr., Rlchie. and
don't see hpi I've keeps lhe ruin of poll
I,lrs as weltas i.esused Ia. : s
Says !, .Gncle. Joshua, what's ,he
about the presioency!v