Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-20

Democratic party, and the Union Wings,
and the Abolition Wings, and the Union
Democrats, and the Abolition Democrats,
and the Silver-gray Wings, and the Wool
ly-head Wings. and the Hunker Demo-
Gratis, and the Barn-burner Democrats. and
the Seward party, and the Union Safety
Committee party. and the regular Free
Sle party. and the regular Vote-your-
self-a-Farm party"
Here Uncle Joshua paused little. and
Aunt keziah laid down her nitiin- work,
and looked over her spectacles, and says
she to me. 'Your uncle Joshua must have
a wonderful memory to keep all them hard
names in his head; for my part. l don't see
how he does it, Then cousin Nabby she
clapped her hands and laughed, and says
she, "Now cousin Jack, which party do
you belong to2"
Says |, "I'll he hanged if know.
If the Old Gineral was alive--I mean
Old Hiekory-I'd go with his party.
let it be which 'twould; for then should
know was going lor the country. The
Old Gineral was always ready to fight for
the country aginst Bank monsters, and Null
hfication monsters, and all sorts of mon
sters."
"Well, now," says Uncle Joshua, show
do you suppose We are going to work to
make a President, with all these parties in
the field, fehtin cross-handded, and catty-
corners, and every which wayl' NV 'D
I'm sure cant sce," says |. "unlcss we
can get up a party that will surround
the whole of 'em, as the Irish corporal sur
rounded the halfdozea soldiers that he
took prisoners" tara -r
"What do you think Of Mr.. Calhonn's
plan" said Uncle Joshua, "that's laid down
in his works Jest publishedF H'r1a
"What's that" says |, 81 don't think I've
heard Of it,
well" says he, "he recommends to
choose tno Presidents, one for the North
and one for the South, each side of Mason
and Dixon's line; and no law of Congress
to become a law ill 1t is signed by both
Presidents. How think that would work"
"Well guess says I, "if the country
depended upon laws to live on, it would
starve 10 death as sure as the ass between
two bundles of hay" --- ..--.-
At that Cousin Nabby spoke up, and
syas she, more like the country would
be like a hnadle Of hay between two asses,
and would get cat up pretty quick"
Uncle Joshua couldn't help smiling, but
he looked round as sober as he could,
and says he. Come come, Nabby, you
hnsh up; what do you know about poll
icsl''
"Wcll, now" says |, "let US look at this
plan Of Mr.. Calhoua's a little, and see
what it amounts to. His motion was
that there was two parties, one North and
one South Of Mason and Dixon's line, and
that under one President they never
could agree but would always be quar-
rclling and %ghtin and crowding; but if
each party could choose President, then
they would get along smooth and quiet,
and live as pcaceable as lambs. Now, il
the doctrine ID 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 quarrel
ling like cats and dogs, 90 to work and
each party choose a President for itself,
Then what a happy. peaceable time we
should have Of it,"
"Well, you've fairly run it into the
ground now, says Uncle Joshua" and !
guess we may as well let it stick there
I'm more troubled about electng one
President than | am two, or twenty; and |
should like 20 get your idea how it can be
DONE | know Gineral Jackson used to
think great deal Of your opinion, and
may be you can contrivc 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 l, Uncle Joshua, accord
ing to what you say about the parties now
a-days, all split up into finders, ard cross
grained every way, don't think there's
much chance for any of EN- to elect Pres
ident, especially If Mr. Richie don't help.
But, for all that, | think the thing can be
done. and l think there's TWO ways Of do
ing it. One way is, to get up a new par
ty that shall surround all the other parties
i mean a real constitutional party, an
out and out national party; a party that
will stand up to the rack, fodder or no fod
der, and go for the Union, the whole I'm
ion, and nothing but the Union, live or
die. This party would have 10 be made
up out of the twenty parties you have
named, so guess we might as well call ii
the party Of Natioad Comc-outers.'
1.-The 'tother way would be, to get up
sort Of revolution anne xation- manifest -des-
ny-glory party, and have a great banner
painted, with Cuba on one end and Cana
da on 'tothcr, and what the,e Is left of
Mexico in the middle; and get up a great
torch-hght procession from one end Of the
coutry to the other, and hire Kossuth when
he gets over here to make stump speeches
for our candidate through all the States
If we didn't elect him, I'd 90 into retiracy
and settle on the banks Of Salt River for
iife."
"Wel,, Major" says Uncle Joshua, al
think good deal of your notions, and l
wish you would think the matter over
and draw up some plan for us to go by,
for it's high time we was doing something"
So, Mr.. Gales s. Seaton, remain your
old friend.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
Kossutl, and the Officers of the
Steamer Mississippi.
The Washington papers are authorized
to publish the closing paragraph Of let
ter addressed by General kossuth to Cap
tain John c. Long, of the stamcr frigate
Mississippi. showing that the kindest feel
lngs and friendly regard existed on the
part ofGeneral Kossuth towards the COM
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