Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-21

m il ~ fH#1HhA Em&Iif asaN #t&5' 7s
Yes, ! do exactly so,' snys /, I" for Il
got right up in Tamniairy Hall and mad
a speech about it; and lie said he won
go the nomination, and he'd stand tht
platform at all events, he'd stand tlI
platform for this ciettaon, any how dssiYo
needn't he at all afraid of the Freesoiers
Uncle; they mint 80 stiff us Won tlnil; for
and they are IA anxious to get tile office.
as any body. and will work as hard fol
EN- Now let us 30 TO work aud get NJ
our ratification, and blow it tont straight
The Democracy of the county expects
Dowtingville TO do its duty.o E @a
s" Well, Major" says jUEcle Joshua,
you We made oilt a better case Of it than
thought you. coud. I'm willing 10 take
bold and sec what we can do. but j de.
clare | can't help laughing wlleni think
| it's Ginefat Franklin Pierce, ,tofsN. iIamr-
shire, that we've got to rnti(y.I / wish. We
knew something. about him; something
| that we could make a little ilustcratiou
about, and wakefup the Damoeracy." t'He'
Good gracious Uncle Joshua, says
lave yon been postmaster of Down
ingvilc these twenty years, aid nlways
reading the papers. aud don't know that
Gineral Piece was one Of the heroes Of
the Mexican war 2" 'a'i" #es &'''''4 ''
AT that Uncle Joshua hoped mp ont Of
his chair, like a hoy, aud says he, K" Major,
IS that n fac, ?" ''*Ats 's. ' @ ''
"Yes," says L." 'tis a fact You know
Mr.. Polk sent me ont there as private
Ambassador to look after Gineral Scot, and
Trst. And Ginelal Pierce 7eas ont there !;
] knew all about il, oild about his getting
wounded.
"Good.'' says Uncle Joshua, snapping
his fingers; I" that's lucky; tlien we've
got something 10 go upon /; something
that the boys can hoorah abont. And if
we don't have too strong team aein us,
we may carry tho day YETI WHO do You
think the iotlier party willlput TIP ?''7q #
- Well says |, sits, pretty suredo lie
Mr.. Webster or Mr.. Fillmore, and they.
can't either Of en- hold a candle to Cine
raj PIERCE .2'ifo atEEat e! !!&t.s ups'a
"Of course not, says Uncle Joshua
" il he was the hero Of the Mexican war.
| spose it was Gneral SCOTS part Of the
war that he was in, because that's where
you was. Which Of the battles did lie
fghttlle bravest in, and NOW down most
Of The Mexicans? Z Did he help stofnidllat
Gibraltar castle al. Vera Cruz? h. ssassa
mo, says /, "tIlat little matter was
oil over before Giiieral Pierce got to Mexi-
coa'Ffa E3jHti*aHf9@o So ~ T3Fts9 % 1i3s
9"'Well, the great battle Of Cefro Gonlo
come next," said Uncle Joshua, 4 | dare
say Gineral Pierce was foremost in march
ing up that bloody Bunker Hill, and driv-.
ing of Santa Anna and his fifteen tliott-
sand troops."z5s rs ilW siilI .stsn 7ssa
Il am fure. he would been foremost,
i he'd only been there says T. s..but he
hadn't got into the country yet, and Cine
raj Scott, Wondn't wait for him. Il seems
as If Gl,ieral Scoft is always IN hurry
when lhereis'any fightm' to do, and WON'T
wait for 1lobody.''ig9ss Its rniiisx d Yidf|
1'. Well, the next great battle, il / re-.
member the newspapers right said I'm.
Gle Joshua, "was Contreras; and after
that caine the bloody and 10. times of
Churubnsco, and the King Mill, and
and marching into the city
Of Mexico. These was the battles,
'spose, where GilIerai Pierce fit like a lion,
and become the hero Of the Mexican war.
But which battle did lie shine the bright.
est in, and cut down most of tile enemy ?'
."Ilie ruth is" says ], " he got wound
I'd at Con:reras, and so wash t able TO take
part in them bloody affairs Of Churnbosco,
md the Kings Mill, aud Chepi,Itepec."
e"Then he qcas in the battle of Contre.
-as, = said Uncle Joshua, q" aud that can't
Je disputed?', 65Aaa t3i s8#
80, yes,' says I, lie was certainly in
he first part Of it, wien they was getting
he battle ready, for there's where he got
wounded. a sf5o Iji8 *t'' go
"Good,' said Uncle Joslna, abe was
n one battle aud got wounded; that's
,llongh to make q handle OF, any lIow.-
was his wound r. aai1s
swell, he had several hurts" said l.
Il believe III his foot and ance aud other
,arts." IS 8aBs
Rifle bals'?' said Uncle Joshua, very
arnest. W
j 20, 10, nothin' Of that kind, = says 7.
"What then; sword cuts? !? Or did tiie1
lexicans slick .heir bayoneis into him ~
! q No, no, notliin Of that kind, noifer,"
aysf. g aa1loais eiil ads ts'lt29
"Tlsen it must be, grape and bomb
hells, said Uucle Joshua, !" how was Il ?'' 1,
! !. No. no, 'twasn' tnoue Of them things
ays l "'.tbe fact was, when they was
round and getting ready for
he battle, his horse fell down with him
nd slamed him very bad."s 81 sIod 8, a.
! Uncle Joshua colorea little and lsol
nd thought AteIast he put on Que of
is knowing looks,aand says he,s.' Well,sI
lajor.ja wouud1sis q wound, any howl !,
nd we can snakesa handle of it without Il,
eing such fools as To- go into, .allftlle par- !,
culars.of how he came by it, I5say, aJet 'sI !
O. yallead and ratifys sGineral Pierce, and Ii
tho knows but what we can make some- /,
,ing out Of this Mexican business e iii |
Well, Mr. Gales g. iSeaton, the thi-s.s11 Y
'as done. We ratified aon s ~, n !,
'.a as &c Iassssn begua.I meanelo b
zee - ousll'ssalaccoua of Il, wieir sofne| n
go aeeches and resolutions oBntl,yej jsf
ade my preamblesso long that Jcan't do.
IN this letter. asVeehad a. grand tefcb- r
ht' procession. Cousin Eplirailn TOOL, q
cart aIItloxen and went into tlse y,~Sas fDs
dagct d whole load of birch .sdrK sahu'IbD
cfs a;ua .lnnt.ssaraF a1tE ~ soysir1 Down I'D
,yiIie turs1ed OUT ~ ea lfied tofcfes.- zen
81, schoollg~~se sgassi ifnninated witIlI I'll