The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-08-18
The Lundy's Lane Whig Meet
Dialogue JefIOsen Caleb and UAcls JoSl

CaleJ-"GOod morning. uncle joshua
how art thou; how is the Scott stock now?"
U'ae ,JoskRd--"Well, it is rather station
sry; but We are going to bring it pp."
C.-"In what way?"
U.J.-"Why did thee tsee in the Phil
adelphia y0rfh american on the 10th day of
9th Month, that we are TO have grand rally
of the wings at the Falls of niagara on the
s7lh day of 9th month";"
C.-"Why call the meeting there?'
~. J.-''For the best reason in the world.
Thee knows that we friends are coRse srfious-
ly 0ppo Cd 70 'ca, ;itis contrary to the Friends
creed, and in order to get us up TO the fight
ing mark. we will be carried over the battle
ground oil Lundy's Lane, that all our aHti-ray
notions may be removed, and that We may
be induced give up onr hypOcritlcat cant pn
the subject of peace Societies and ridiculops
nonsense about the world conventions, that
the spirit of war might be broken up"
C.-"Reslly, UNCLE Joshua, l am glad to
hear thee talk in this way. Thee knows !
am fighting Quaker, and l have never been
able to reconcile thy conduct with the oppu-
stion thou hast ever manifested against war,
and not only thou, bnt there is uncle Jasper
and Marmaduke and Benjamin--all of them
elders in our meeting, and thee is well aware
that whenever they break silence, they not
unfrequently speak out against war and war
rors. How absurd, then, is it t) see those
leading members of meeting giving all their
influence to elect man Of war--one whose
only recomme ndation is that of being mil
i.ary chieltain.
"How often have we seen those very men.
sitting With the utmost gravity, most delib
eratey rasing, clad in drah from head to
feet, The broad brim laid aside with solemn
pause and then commence, moved by the
spirit, saying-"Frieuds, since have been
sitting here my mind has been led to exam
inc the subject of war and the causes which
lead TO war, d. | have come to the conclusion
that all wars are wicked, and the causes
which lead to them are no less SO, and l
would advise friends to oppose in every way
! they can, war under all circumstances, and
as in my judgement, one Of the strongest
inducements to military life and consequent
| ly to war in the Qualifications of Military
chieftAinship, and especially SO, by elevatlng
them to the highest posts in civil Office as a
reward for deeds of blood on the field Of
death My friends we are bound by our
doctrines Of non-resiStamce and passire ODE
dieace, to beur our testimony against all
this"
Now, Uncle Joshua, thou knowest full
well that Friends eyer talk in this strain, es-
pecaIly the Elders and the preachers, almost
WITHOUT an exception, and SO do the mem
bers of Peace Societies, ann the members
ottheir religious denominations. With what
propriety, then, d. those people give their
countenance and support to military men!-
And, moreover, to meet on those fields of
carnage, the more certainly to wake up the
spirit of war.
vii: thou please look yonder; verify be-
l'evc that is Uncle Nathan. And what is
that he has ip his hand. Why if thee will
believe me, it is an old musty sx-pounder,
"Why Natty, where did thee find that?"
81 dug it out of the bank over here. This is
one OF the pills our candidate for the Presi-
dency administered to the British, at the bat
tie of Lundy's Lane. 1t is real Scott pill,
| tell thee itpperated much quicker than Il
dosp of rats,bain. The General gave the
English fits in less than no time"
Three cheers for old Lundy-G Go it quaker
"a few more mass meetings and battl%
grounds-and all Quakerdom, and every
member of Peace Societies, will hare
done with their silly opposition to war. I'M
Gle Joshua, there is aman ofgreat exp, rlence,
enlarged views, and sound judgement.
With thy leave. will ask thee question.
"How canst thou reconcile this waking up
all the bad passions of men, on fields of blood
and carnage with our avowed sentiments"
"To tell the plain truth, Caleb, | canuot do it
but we must 90 with the party.'-What,
sacrifice principles for party? What then
becomes Of our boosted morality-shame,
shame Uncle Joshna, what an example this
is for our young people. .. ... ..
The Democrats have the advantage over
us. How? Why thee knows that they have
always supported the wars from the revou-
tion down TO the Mexican war. Moreover,
they never said we had better have UQr, pes
tLepce and famine than Military ChiJtaia
for President. But the wings said so-and
would say SO again, if it were not for the
doptrinc of availability. be frank with
thee, Uncle, l am gettieg sick OF all this
miserable humbug--at one time condemning
all war, at another running over battle fields,
gathering up rusty balls-and the srnans Of
4 the diving to make votes for our candidate
Then again for years our watchword was,
a U. s. Bank, high protective tariff, and then
drop all and go for fuss and feathers. Can
didiy, uncle, | think we are making ourselves
supremely ridiculous. Let us have done
with all this, and be one thing or another.
Did thee read the whiy platform, made
by the late whig Convention at Baltimore?
i did" "Well what does thee think oil
it," "Why like it we'll" Did the read
the Democratic platform? "No." Thought
not; because ii tkee had; am persuaded
thou gouldst say, that the whig is but a
miserable copy Of the Democratic. "Caleb
| think thee had better stop, or thou wilt
convert me- to Democracy. | think 1 will
turn back and will prevail on thy uncle to
90 back with me. We might run down
and see the Falls; ii is only about thirty
miles from Buffalo, where We now are, and
then we will go hand in hand, and wait till
4 November, and then vote for Winfield Scott
mot Major General Scott, Of aCar renown.' y
"That is more like the thing Uncle--and lei
me beg Of thee - request UncleNathau not tc
carry that rusty x-pounder, or Scott pill as
thee calls it, home with him. Thee knows
how forgetful he is, and some First day he
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