Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-11
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two-thirds the way up, the team got stuck agin;
and though it took eight or ten smart pulls after
this, il didn't get any higher, but every time
backed down little.
1t was pretty clear after this that it was gone
goose with the Old Fogies. We hadn't no hopes
of EN- any longer. If the Cass and Buchanan
teams could been hitched together, they would
walked over the hill as easy as a cat could lick
her ear. But there was so much quarrelling
among the drivers that this couldn't be done.
Every driver was proud of his own team, and
would stick to it and have nothing to do with
tolher The Virginny delegation went out good
many tunes to consider of it and make up their
MINDS and every time they come in they marched
right up and took their stand by the Buchanan
team. lhey stuck to that team without finch
ing lor thirty y-three steady pulls; and for the
iaSt ten OF hlteen pulls couldn't think Of moth
ing else but sold Virginny never tire" But
there was good many others stuck it out full as
long, and some good deal longer than old Vir-
ginny, before they gin up. We tried a few pulls
with the Marcy team and few with the Butler
team, but it was no go. We become satisfied
there wasn't an Old Fogy in the field who could
ever reach the top of 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 we'll But il wasn't
equal to the Old Fogies for heavy pull; it hadn't
SO much bone and sinew and wind and bottom
Howsomeyer, it made pretty good scratch of it,
and kept gaining gradually up the hill; SO we
thought we would take hold and give Young
America boost, and see if we couldn't get
candidate that way. To tell the truth, we begun
to feel rather streaked for fear we shouldn't get
a candidate MT all, and felt willing to hitch on to
most anything. 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 agin, and we see twas no use, they couldn't
come it, Well, there we was, all in a fix. We
couldn't see no other chance; we'd got to go
without President because we couldn't nomi-
nate candidate One Of the members actually
tainted away here, and all Of US felt good deal
womblecropt and down in the mouth. But " old
Virginny never tire" and when we was all
hitchin on round for the thirty fifth pull old Vir-
ginny marched into the field with bran new
team. Everybody 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 pull all alone
Then one or two others hitched on with her and
tried eight or ten steady pulls. All of us looked
on and watched the working Of that new team.
At last folks begun to make up their minds
that that was the team to pull and straighten out
the Democratic traces, and with proper help it
might be got over the hill. Old North Carliner
htchcd on, and Georgia hitched on, and Tennes-
sec hitched on, and by-andby there was gene
raj race all over the field to see who should hitch
on first. 1t didn't make no odds who, Old Hunk
ers and Barnburners, and Free-Silers and Abo-
liton, and Union and Secession, and State Rights,
and Old Fogies and Young America, all run heller
skelter and hitched on to the Pierce team That
team, tell ye, went up the hill like smoke. Some
Of the States till they 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 ''in at the death"
and ready to jine in the general hoorah.
| After this we hadn't no more difficulty every
| thing went as regular as cock-work. The mas
ter told US we had read and spelt well, and we
might all 20 out till four o'clock So we went out
and took little bit Of a spree, and then come in
and took hold and worked together jest like broth
ers, and hauled Mr.. King right up TO 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 we couldn't see what it was made on,
but we was told it went agn the bank, and agin
the tariff, and agin internal improvement, and
was a tirst-rate platform so We all jumped on
and said il couldn't be no better
i. s I've tclegraphed to Gineral Pierce to
save the Downingnille post Office for you ; so you
may feel easy on that score.
remain your loving nephew,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.