The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-12-11


Iforny, and sol down and bad long talk
with Uncle Joshua, who told me all about
1t. Uncle Joshua is getting old, but he
holds his age remarkably well; think fal
equal TO Mr. Richie; and don, seo but he
keeps the run ofpoltics as well as he used
Ito.
Says !, "Uncle Joshua, what's tie pros
pee, about the Presidency?"
"Well," says he. "Major,"- always
calls me Major--says he, "Major, there
ain't no prospect at ALL"
.'Ilow so,' 'saysl: how can you make thai
folt?,
"Well," says he, "there's so many par,
ties now, and they are all mixed up, higgle-
|iy-pigg!edy, that you cant sec through
EN- with the longest spy glass that ever
was made. That's why there aint no pros
lpect at alin
"Well, now, uncle Joshua" says !, ''jesl
name over all these parties. SO can begin
TO have some idea Of them"
"Wci." says he, swell begin first south
side Of Mason and Dxob's line. There's
the old Wing party, and tho old Democratic
party, and the party Of Union Whigs, and
tie new party oi Secession Wings, and the
lparty OF Union Democrats, and The party OF
Secession Democrats, and the party OF alb
solate, unqualified Secessonists, and The
party Of Co operation Secsssionists. And
then if we come to the north side Of Mason
aBd Dixon's line, we find the regular Wing
party, and the regular Democratic party,
aud the union Wings, and the Abolition
| Wings, aud the Union Democrats. aud the
Addition Democrats, and the Silyergrsy
Wings, aud the Wooley. y.leaded Wings. and
tho liunker Democrats, aud the Barubufn
er Democrats, aud The Seward party, and
The UDion Safety Committee party, and
The regular Free suil party, aud the regular
Vote vourself-a Farm party"
Here Uacle Joshua paused little, and
Aunt Ke2iai laid down her niiiinworh,
and looked over her spectaeles, and says
she 10 me, ..Your Uncle Joshua mus, have
a wonderful memory 10 keep all them hafd
names in his head. Tor my part, don't see
how he does it.n Then cousin Nabhv, she
capped her hands aud laughed, aud says
she, snow cousin Jack, which party d.
1 you belong to?"
1 Saws ], ..I'ii be hanged If know. II
| tho Old Gincral was aive-i mean O.d
Hickory I'D 90 with bis party, lei ii be
which 'iwooid; FOR then ! should know !
was going for the country The Old Gin
eral was always ready To tight Tor the corn.
try aginst Dauk monsters and Notification
monsters, aud all sorts of monsters"
/ "Weil, now" says Gucle Joai,us, .hoa
DO you suppose We are going 10 work 10
make President with all these parties IN
The field, iightn crusshandcd, and Gait,
corners, aud every which way"
I'm sure can't see" says !, sunless
VIC can get up party that will surrounf
The whole oi 'em, as the Irish corpora! sur
rounded lie haIi-dt zen soldiers that he
tool, prisoners.
"Whu, do you think Of Mr.. Celhoun's
plan" said Uncle Joshua, chats laid down
IN his works jest publIshed?'
"What's that" says |, II dou't think I've
hesrd Of H."
SWELL" SAYS he, Tho recommends 10
choose tro Presidents, one for the North
aud one for the South, each side OF Mason
and Diyou's line; and no law Of Congress
10 become law till il is signed by both
Presidents. How think that would work?n
swell, ! guess says |, "it the country
depended upon laws TO live on, il would
slarve to death as sure as the ass between
TWO bundles OF hay"
Al that cousin Nabby spoke up, md SAYS
she, .sMore like the country would be like
i bundle Of hay between two asses, and
would get eat up pretty quick
Uncle Joshua couldn'. help smiling, but
he looked round as sober as he could. and
says he, ''come, come, Nabby, you hush up;
what do you know about polilcs?"
"Well, now," says |, .'let us look OF this
plan OF MIR, Calhoun's little, and see what
il amounts TO. His notion was, that there
were two parties, one North and one South
Of Mason and DiSon's line, and that under
one President they never could agree; but
would always be quarreling aud hghtin and
crowding; but if each party could choose
President, then they would get along
smooth and quiet, and 1.-Two as peaceable as
lambs. Now if the doctrine is good for two
partles, u Is Roou tot tWGLhy. 1os "a WI
Calhoun was right, the best would be TO let
the twenty parties, that are now qnarrol-
ing like cats and dogs, go TO work and each
party choose President fur Itself. Then
what happy, peaceful time we should
have of it,"
"Well, you've fairly rua it into the
ground now" says Uncle Joshua, ''and |
guess we may as well let it stick there
Pm more troubled aboa, electing one Pres
ldent than am tive, Or twenty; and
should like 10 get your idea how il can be
done. know that Ginernl Jackson used
to think a great deal of your opinion, md
lmav be con,rive some plan to ret US all
out Of this hurly burly that we are in. so
that We can make President next year
when tho time comes round"
SWELL" says |, "Uacle Joshua, accord
ling to wha, you say about parties now a
days, all split into flinders, and cross grain
ed every way, don, think there's much
chance for any of EN- to elect President,
Especially il Mr.. Ri,chio dou't help. But,
Ifr all thai, think tho thing en- be
done, and think there stwo ways ol
doing H. One way is, to get up q new par,
Inv that shall surround all the other parties