Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-14

walked oyerthe hill as easy as cat could lick
ner ear. But there was so much guarding
among the drivers that this couldn't be done.
Every driver was proud of his own team, and
would stick to it end have nothing to do with
tother. The Virginny delegation went out a
good many times to consider of it ari make nm
their minds, and every time they come in they
marched right up and took their stand by the
Buchanan team. They stuck to that team with
out hnching, for thirty-three steady pulls: and
for the last ten or fifteen pulls couldn't think nj
nothing else but sold Virginny never tire" But
there was good many othsrs stuck it out full as
long, and some good deal longer than old Virgin
ny, before they gin up. We tried a few pulls
with the Marcy team and few with the Butler
team, but 1t was no CO. We became satisfied
there wasn't an Old Fogy in the field who could
ever reach the topof the hill. We begun to look
round now to see how Young America was get
ting along.
The Douglas team was made up mostly of
young steers; and it was pretty smart team
well trained and pulled well. But it wasn't equal
to the Old Fogies for a heavy pull; it hadn't so
much bone and sinew and wind and bottom
Howsomever, it made pretty good scratch of it,
and kept gaining gradually up the hl so we
thought we would take hold and give Young
America boost, and see five couldn't get can
didate that way. To tell the truth. we begun to
1901 tdtheT stfsakeu Tor Ioar we shouldn't get a
candidate at all, and felt willing to hitch on to
most any thing. But the best we could do with
Young America, we couldn't get only about half
way up the hill before the steers begun to back
down again, aud we see twas use they couldn't
come 1t. Well, there we was, all in fix. We
coud't see no other chance we'd got to go with
out a President because we couldn't nominate
candidate. One ofthe members actually tainted
away here and all of us felt Il good deal womble-
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never tire;' and when we was all hitchin on round
for the thirty fifth pull, old Virgnny marched into
the field with bran team. Every body stared,
and cried out, what team is that! What team is
that And when they heard the answer, "The
Franklin Pierce team, of New Hampshire,' they
wouldn't hardly believe their own ears. But it
was fact, and Virginny drove that new team one
pail all alone. Then one OF two others hitched
on with her and tried eight ten steady pulls
All Off looked on and watched the working of
that new team. At last folks begun to make up
their minds that thai was the team to pull and
straighten out the Democratic traces, and with
proper help it might be got over the hill Old
North Gardner hitched on, and Georgia hitched
on, sTennessee hitched on, and by and-by there
was general race all the field to see
who should hitch on first 1t didn't make
no odds who, Old Hunkers and Barnbur-
ners, and Free-Siers and Abolition and Union
gies and Young America, all run heller skel-
ter and hitched to the Pierce team. That
team tell ye went up the hill like smoke. Some
of the States till they was almost out of breath
for fear they shouldn't hitch on before the team
got to the top of the hill. But they all made
out to hook on, and every State was sin at the
DEATH and ready to jine in the general hoo-rah.
After this we hadn't difficulty; every
thing went as regular as clock work. The master
told us we had read and spelt we'll, and we might
all go out till four o'clock. So we went out and
took little bit off spree, and then come in and
took hold and worked together Jest like brothers,
and hauled Mr.. King right Up the top of The hill
In two pulls, and made him Vice President.
Then the committee brought in the new plat
form, and we all danced on it. In the crowd and
confusion couldn't see what it was made on,
but we was told it went agn the Bank, and agin
the Tariff, and az in Internal improvement, and
wasa hrst-rate platform; so we all jumped on and
saidit couldn't be no better.
P. S. I've telegraphed to Gineral Pierce to save
the Downingville Fost Office for you; so you
may feel easy that score.
remain your loving nephew,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.