The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-12-11
MEANWHILE,
Down Eas', in The State Of Maine,
November 10, l3Ji.S

Down Eas', in the State of n aine,
Noseaber ID, iS3i.s
Mr.. Gales s. Seaton: Aly dear o'd
iasnls II ,oa are yet in the land oi lsin,
long 10 hasea litlie talk with you on the
aGlrs tt The nation. Aud il you alni IN
t4s hai II tic lyin. bul have dropped oil
s.nce Pc been away 10 the gold dIgglns
d Cslf.rny, II you'd contrNo 70 lei me
koos il III @ TO one of the ''sperrii rap
psrs" Ecousia NabhY knows one 90 .eml
and Try 10 have chat with you That way
4ad my old fliend Mr. Richie to-, esni
Ia hayea cha, along with him. But don''
Snow where TO fud him. for Uncle Joshua
tells ME he isn't in the Washington union
piper ngw, AMI they've "carried hIm back
oOd yirsinny." Nov that's very bad
f's treason agtn the Government. ilo"
en- the country ge, along through presl-
denilal campaign without MIR. Rltrhle!
isay never have done it. and II cant be
t5ne; its impossible. ! don't know "ho
6ey'se got ia his place in tho Union, nor
dgl care; but | know they never viii hno
ono that can tigh, agin the Fcderalis's iike
Dir Richie.
il1w m1ny times ha-hss saved the coun-
Gy from bcin cat up by Fedcralls's; and,
what's very remarkable he could fight astn
en- lar Years and years after they was ali
dead, j,st as well rs he coald when they
was alive. There's 10 be n great battle
or the next President, aud we can't &c,
along whhou, Mr.. Richie, lie ought moi
70 30 of so; he owed his sarvices to The
country, aud hc ought TO be keiched and
brought back to Washington under the STU
guve slave law' That law is carried out
everywhere here 10 the North, and we ex.
paci Ito be carried ont TO the South. What
ss"ss for goose is sass for gander. 1t the
sNi'h wants to keep the North in Union,
sue must give some stoug proof that she Is
wiling 10 fulfil aud carry out the fugitive
save law. Aud she coldn't do it any bet
,er than TO krtch Mr., Richie and carry
Nlm back 10 Washington, and shet him up
.hihe tafoa paper Office, and tic him down
10 he editorial chair. and put ream Of pa.
per before him and pen in his had, and sci
nun 10 writing about the next Presidency
ihen The dark foy that now hangs over the
whole country would begin TO be blowed
away, and parties could begin to see where
'oey are again; and the knots aud the
snar's Of politics would begin to be unrav.
sie', so that we could all tell where TO take
""a and pull with fair chance Of doing
some good Then we might stand a good
nance to ge, President next year. Bat
= 'n'ass now 80, the chance looks sim
'i'hcs ISN'T now as they used TO be
""0h we hadn't only two parties; and ov
9y ooay could tel! who he was fghiin a
: 6'as' Then single blast from Major Be,
N'sseil IN the Old Boston Cen,incl woulc
'a' out all the Fodcralisis in the country
'o,' make 'eni draw up 10 straight line
=, a'u men , another blast from Mr.. Richie il
:, ,a' Kehmod Enquirer would call cut al
'"o Republicans in arother line--anC
%"eh these two parties was called on,
'1eFe wasn't nobody left but women nnC
n"orcn--and then tho two parties had
.ehr held before 'em. and marched up face
- 'ace and had fair fight, and they sl
Avs knew which got whip,. But thing.
~" SO how-n-days, There's more par,ie,
~" man you can shake stick at. Apc