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/ Que that Will carry Ill aAote III every body
is delighted with it and every body's gsing
to 60 for it Idid not expect ypl 70 hold
back moment thought you would have
things all cut aud dried for rousi0 rati6-
cation meeting BY the tima ! got home
WE'LL you k ow, Major. said Uncle JOSH
ia, always follow Col. Crockettjsfnlo. aad
| never go ahead till i know am right, How
foolish we should look to call ratification
meeting here in Dewningsille and be voted
right plump down, You. know the Free
soilers are verystrong among fusI; they are
very strong in all the Northern States -
And you know the Baltimore Qonventio
fixed up platform to stand on that's4all in,
fssor Of the compromise and the fugitive
law, aud is dead set agin the Frsesoilers =
Now, Major, you must. have more under
standing than to think She Frecsoilers will
ever swallow that platform, and if icy do
not We are dishsd
You are all wrong sgain, Uncle Joshua,
says /, for the biggest Freesoiler in all Al
merica swallowed il right dewn, and did not
make wry face about it :
Who do you nean.' says he
i mean Mr., john Van Buren, says l.
: But you donit mean, saysSUncle Joshua
that Mr. Van Bnren accepts this platform,
aud is willing to stand on III
Yes, do exactly So says +, for he got
right up in Tammany Hall and made a
the nomination and he'd stand tie platform;
at all events, he'd stand the platform for this
election any how Yeu needbt be at all u
fraid of the Freesoilqrs, Uncle they amt SO
stiff as you think for, and they are as anx-
ious for the Offices as anybody, and will work
as hard for them. Now let Us go to work
and get up our ratification, and blow it out
straight. The Democracy of the country ex-
poet Dowuingville to do its duty'=te
Well, Major SAYS Uncle Joshua, you
have made out better case of it than |
thought you could am willing to take
hold and see what We can do But declare
cannot help laughing when think its
Giueral Franklin Pierce Of New Hampshire
that we have got to ratify | wish we knew
something about him ; something that we
could make little fusteration about, and
wake up the Democracy
Good gracious, Uncle Joshua, says l,
have you been postmaster Of DowniugEille
this twenty years. and always reading the
papers, and don't know that Gen Pierce was
one of the heroes of the Mexcaaf war y
At that, Uncle Joshua hoped up Gut Of
bis chair like boy, and says he, MsiOr, is
that fact2'
Yes, says I, i. is fact You know Mr.
Polk sent me out there as a private am
bassador to look after Gineral Scott ana Mr..
Trist And Gineral Pierce tcas out Hfere,
I knew all about it, and about his getting
wounded!
Good 7 says Uncle Joshua, swapping his
fingers that's lucky then we have got
something to 60 upon something tina: the
boys can hoorah about And if we do not
have too strong team agin US we may car
ry the day yet Who do you think the 9th
or party will put upP
\ Well says /, its pretty likely TO be Mr.
Webster or, Mr. Fillmore, and they cannot
either of them hold candle to- Gineral
Pierce
Of course not says Uncle j. joshua, IF
he was the hero of the Mexican war
suppose it was General SCOTS part of the
war that be was in, because that's where you
was Which of the battles did be fight the
bravest in, aud NOW down most fsthe Mex
leans ?, Did he help storm that's 4ibraltsr
castle at Vera CRUZ
'No' says /, |. that little matter was all
over before Gineral Pierce gotto Mexico
Well, the great battle of Cerro Gordo
come next, said Uncle Joshua, dare say
Gineral Pierce was foremost in marching up
that bloody Bunker Hill and driving off
Santa Anua and bis fifteen thousand troops
am sure he would been foremost, if
he'd only been there says l., but be hadn't
got Into the country yet, aud Giueral Scott
wouldn't wait for him. 1t seems as if Gin-
eral Scott is always in o hurry when there
is any fighting to do, and won't wait for no,
body
We'll, the next great battle, if remem-
Der the newspapers right said Uncle Josh
ua, was Contreras and after that came the
bloody and hot times Of Churubusco, and the
Kings Mill and Chepultepee, rand march
ing into the city of Mexico These was the
battles, suppose, where Giberal Pierce fit
like lion, aud become the hero Of the Mex
lean war But which battle did he shine the
brightest in, and cut down most Of the enc
myP
n The truth u.s. says I, he got wounded
at Contreras, and so wasn't able to take
part in them bloody affairs of Cburubuseo,
and the Kings Mill. and ChcpultePec.'
Then, be ioasi in the battle Of Contrsras,
said Uncle Joshua, and that can't be dispu-
tedp
20 yes, says /, fhe was certainly in the
first part of it,fwhen they was getting the
battle ready, for there's where he got woun-
ded a3
Coed sail Eaclc Joshua; be was in
one battle. and got wounded that's enough
to make a handle oil. ssny Low. whereabouts
was bis wound n
Well, he had several hurts said |. /
believe in his foot and ansle, and other
parts
Rife balls Y said Uncle Joshua. very car
20 no, nothing of that kind saysT I.
What thea sword cuts ; Or did the
Mexicans stick their bayonets into hing
No, no /; notIin Of that kind, mother,
says I
| Then it must be grape or bombshells,
| said Uncle Joshua, how was il 2
No, no, 'twasnt none Of them things
says the fact was, whsntthey was skir-
4 Inishing round and getting ready fer the
battle his horse fell down with him and
famed him very bad
Uhele Joshua colored little, and sot ana
thought At last be put one Of bis know
ing locks, and says be, Well major, ,
wound is wound, any how, and We cal
make handle Of it without being such fool
as to 20 into all the particulars Of how b
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