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

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and the reg,iiar Vote, yourself a. Farm
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e Here Uncle Joshua paused j little
and iunlkeziail laid down ber nislin-
wnak, and locked oyer her spectacles
Iand "a, she 10 me, Your Uncle Josh
na must iIave a wonderful msmerysts
keePlall iheathard names ia his head
sor my part, dom, see how lie does ii. !
Ifhen cousin Nabby. she clappetl, liel
hands and laughed. and says she, owl
icoosin Jack, which party do you belong
ltu.n f
Says !. .'l'il be hanged if know
If the Old Gineral was aliYe--I mean
Old Hiekory--:'d go with his party, lei
II. he wliicli it would; for then should
know Was going for the country. The
old Gin. WAS alway ready to fight fariie
country against Bank monsters, and
Nuiliiiraiion monsters, and all snrts ol
MONSTERS
| .N ell. .now.'ss says Uncle Jos.saa.
"aow do You suppose We are going Il,
work to ,nakea President. with all these
parties ~ the field, fighting cross-i,and-
sed, and ca'ty corners, and every which
watf' t es s
II am sure ! can; see. sas $ l "siLisss
wccan gel up . party that will surround
the whole ,d. 3em. .as the Irish corporal
surrounded the hai-llozen soldiers that
he took prisoners"
hat do you think Of Mr.. Calheua's :
plan" said Uncle Joshua. ..that's laid
down in wJrksjes, published"
4 whats that. saysd, IL don't ihina
I've heardsaf n.''s.
! .,sy.lt, says he. she recommends 10
c!ipusc fico Presidents, oae for the Nar.h
aud one Tor she South. each side of Ma
sun and Dixun's line, and no law uf
Congress 10 i,eeuine a law till il ia sign
eddy bath Presidents. low think tila:
wonid wurk!,'
.Well, T rguess,' says !, ..if the COP,
iry depended upon laws 10 live Oh, ii
wo.ld siarsr 10 death us cure as the ass
bctweenaii the two bundles Of hay"
! Al thai rnisias Nabby spoke up, and
says she, .More like the country would
be like a bundle ul hay besweeu Two
asses nnd would gel ea, UP pretty
qa;ck."
llacie Joshua co,Aan't help smiling.
bal he lonkei roand as s,,ber as be could,
aud says he. sCome, come. Nahay.
yoa hush up; what do kao@ about P.dt
t!cs?
'..Feil, naw. says I,-lst Us loas. az
this planet Mr.. t'alhonn's litIe, asd
see WRATH amounts 10. Ills nption was.
that there was two parii,s. one North
and one South uf Aason and Dixan's
liue, anlthatun1er one President they.
ncxar could agree. ha, wonld always be
qlatrs ling and fighting and crowd.ns;
bul if each party c.,uid choose 4 presls
tisni then they would get ainng smooth
ssnd quiet. and iise as peacesble as lambs.
Now, if'.ihe doctrine is good fer two
parties, il is good for twenty. Sc, III
Nir. Calhoun MAS right, the best way
would be to la the twenty parties. lliut
are nlw quarreiiiag ike. CATS aud dogs,
gn Ia work aad rach party choose a
prcsidrntlar Itself. Then what a haps
py peareahle time we should have at ii. =,
AZ Nell. yoa' ye fairly lnp il into the
ground aow," says Uncle Jpshas, "anl
iguess we may as well lei ..st,cl1 there.
I'm mnre troubled about electing one
President iian lamstwp or twenty; and
lshnnld like 10 gel your i,iea haw itcan
DC dares l. know General Jackson
used 10 think great deal Of our opin-
'oii ardmay be you can contrive some
f.tsn 10 gel Us all out Of this hurly anrty
thar we are in. so thai we ran fuake d
President xiyear when the ,iIne comes
rnEni.n III s-s
..sVeh, =, says ], .Uncle Joshna, ac
cofiing 10 what you say about the par,
ties noW-a-slays, all split up into ilsn-
dsrs, and cr.,ssed- graired every way, i
don't think there much chance for any
ut ihemto elect President, especiaiIY
il Mr.. Rilchiaslon't help. Hut, for all
thai, think the thing can be done, and
! think there is two ways OF doing it,
0ae way is, togct upa new party thal
shall surround all The other parties--l
mean areai constitutional party. party
shas will stand up TO sha rack. fotldcr or
nnfpdder, and 60 for the Union, the
whole sUi.iun, and noshing bul,he Uniou.,
live die. This party would have 10
be made up out Of the twenN parties
you have named, So I guess we migh.as
well cailat The party Of National Grme-
Cutters. 4.
1.-The toiher way would be, 10 get up
a Sort of xalion- ipsni-
iesl-destiny party, md have a great ban
ner painted, with Cuba on one end aud
canada on 'toiher. and what there is lcii
OF Mexico in the middle; and get. up "a
great ,orcklight procession from one
end of the country 10 The other, and hire
Kossuth when be gels over here 10 make
stump speeches for our candidate i1rrngh
all the States. IL We didn't elect him,
I'D 60 into rttiracy and settle or ahe
banks of Salt River for life"
Well, Major. says Uncle Joshua,
~ think good deal Of your notions.
and | wish you would think the matter
over, and draw up some plan Cor US 10
go by, forii.'s high time we was doing
s0tneihings Hs s.
: So, Mr.. Gales q Season, I remain
your old friend.
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