Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-29

fashion of two parties agin. These twenty parties
must be malgamated down into two parties, and we
must begin anew, get on 10 a new platform, and 60
ahead. But how it's to be done puzzles me and
worries me a good deal. wish, Major you
would set your wits ID work and see if you can't
contrive some plan."
We'll, Uncle Joshua says l, :" never got
SO fur into the woods yet but what found the
way out agn; and don't see any difficulty here.
1t seems to me the road out is jest plain as the
road to MILL
AT that Uncle Joshua gin me slap on the shout
der that cen amost fetched me over, and says he,
!" Major, that makes me feel as if flash of light
ening went through me. If any body else had said
it, should say twas all humbug; but if you say
it believe it. Now, in the name of Old Hickory,
du go to work and show US the way out OF the
woods"
"Well," says /, uncle, I don't think we can
malgamafe the twenty parties down into two, but
think we can sJf 'en out into two parties and
make clean square work Of it. In the first place,
we must get principle to fight about, for you've
jest proved that that's the whole life Of parties
and the greater the principle is the straghter will
the parties draw the lines and the harder they ii
fight. Now, let us 60 right TO work and hew out a
new platform that shall reach clear from Maine to
tother end of Texas, and from New York to Cali
forny, and run up our flag on it, with letters large
enough for all to read
The UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION, NOW AND
Then we'll call out to the twenty parties and say /:
Here, look up there; that's your flag, and them's
our sentiments. Now, all OF We that aiD't got
tired Of them things, and don't want to see 'em all
upset and smashed to pieces, and sunk to the bot
tom of the sea, jest out of your twenty quar-
rellng parties and get up on to this platform and
fight for the Union and the Constitution.
II tell you what It's, Uncle Joshua, there's al
ways majority in every ship that had rather get
safe through the voyage than to be upset and 60 to
the bottom. And / amt bit afraid but what
there would soon be party Of come-outers on that
platform that would be big enough to take care of
the ship. II might not be big enough to 60 over
to Europe and whip all Russia, but Ill wager my
head it would be big enough to keep Russia from
coming over here and whipping us. Now, what
do you think of my plan, Uncle Joshua Don't
| you think it'll work ~
"Well, don't doubt but that would be good
way to get up one party" says Uncle Joshua |;
"but don't see how that would get US out of the
difficulty after all for there would still be many
parties left as there is now It would still have to
be one agin nineteen; and I'm afraid your come
outer party would have hard work to get Presi-
dent if they had to fight agn the nineteen TWEEN
do any thing unless we can come down to two par
ties, as we used to.
swell, that is jest what I've done," says l g 1
hare come down to two parties.
How do you make that out?',, says Uncle
Joshua, opening his eyes about half an inch wider.
" When you had got some out of all the twenty
parties to make up your c0me-outer party,
wouldn't there still be twenty parties left!"
NO. says l, /" Uncle Joshua, there wouldn't
be but one party left.
How do you make that out ~ says he /" I've
cyphered as fur the rule Of three, but that sum
beats me. You say, substract one from twenty,
and one remains. Now the way always used to
do it was, one from twenty leaues nineteen
NO." says l. !" Uncle Joshua, that amt right.
One from twenty leaves one. There wouldn't be
but one party left
Well, what party would that be % says Uncle
Inshna, witir his eyes and mouth bonn preuy wei
open.
Well,' says l, Uncle Joshua, it would be
the regular FiAibuster party; for, when all that
willing to stand up for the Union and the Con-
stitution had come out from the twenty parties
may depend ont that all that was left would be
Fyllibusters. Then it would be the National
Come-outers on one side, and the Fillibusters
on other; and if one or tother wouldn't get lick
ed I'm mistaken"
AT that Uncle Joshua hoped up like boy, and
ketched hold Of my hand, and says he. :. Major,
you've hit it; that's the road; 60 ahead. / see
now there's good chance to have two parties agin
and fair scratch for President; and, old as be,
I'm in for another campaign"
Here Sargent Joel, who had been setting in the
room all the time, and hadn't said word, straight
ened himself up and smiths fists together, and says
he, /" Hoorah for Gineral Jackson -
"Well, now" says Uncle Joshua, "set right
1 - ~ D
and to Mr.. Richie tn, and ask them what they
think Of it. If they'll set it going down South
we'll set it a going away down East, and have the
platform right up"
So, hoping to hear from you soon, remain your
old friend, MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
SERIOUS CRARGR.It will be recoected that large fac
tory building in Philadelphia county burnt down
Wednesday, the 18th instant. hundred persons
IN brill froct