The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-08-04
From the National Intelligencer.
DOWningvilic Ratification at last.
CONCLUDED

what we can do. But declar can't help
laughing when think it is Gineral Franklin
Pierce, of New Hampshire, that we've got
to ratify. / wish we knew something about
him; something that we could make little
fusteration about, and wake up the Demo
cracy.''
"Good gracious, Unclc joshua" says l.,
have you been postm oiDoXnngv.ll4 this
twenty years and always reading the papers,
and don't know that Gineral Piorce was one
of the hervesof the Mexican war!''
At that. Uncle Joshua hoped up out of
his chair like a boy and says he, 'Major, is
that a fact!''
sYes he's says l, "tis fact. You know Mr..
Polk sent me out there as private ambas-
Trist. And Ginerel Pierce ,eaS out there;
| knew all about it, and about his getting
"Good!" says Uncle Joshua, swapping his
fingers; 'that's lucky; then we've got ONE
thing to go upon; someth NC that the boys
can hooray about. And if we don't have
too strong team agin us VIC may carry the
day yet. Who you think the 'tother party
will put upp'
SWELL" says l, sits pretty likely to be Mr..
Webster or Mr.. Fillmore, and they cant Ell
thcr of 'em hold candle to Gineral Pierce.
ssOf course not" says Uncle Joshua, ''if
he was the hero of the Mexican war.
'spose it was General SCOTS part of the
war that he was in, because that's were you
was. Which of the battles did he fight the
brayest in, and NOV down most of the Mex.
cans? Did ne help storm that .Gibraltel
castle at Vera Gruz!'H
"No," says L, "tbat little matter was all
over before Gineral Pierce got to Mexico"
well, the great battle ofCeroGordo come
next" said Uncle Joshua, II dare say Gin
eral Pierce was foremost in marching W
that bloody Bunker Hill and driving off Santa
Anna and his fifteen thousand tr ops"
''I'm sure ne would been formost, if he'C
only been there says |, "but he hadn't
got into the country yet, and Gineral Scott
wouldn't wait for him. ItseeIns as ifGinera
Scott is always in hurry when there is
any fghtin' TO do, and won'tswait for .nobo.
dy.'
"Well, next great" battle, if / Remember
the newspaper right, said Uncle Joshua, ''wa:
Contreras; and after that came the bloody
and hot times of Churubusco, Il nd the King,
Mill, and Chepultepec, and marching into the
City of Mexico. These was the battles,
'spose where Gineral Pierce fit like lion
and become the hero of the Mexican war
But which battle did he shine the brightes
in, and cut down most of the enemyr'
The truth is" saysI, " he got wounded
at Contreras, and so wasn't able to take
part in them bloody affairs of ChurubuscC
and the Kings Mill, and Chepultepec.
"Then he lcGS in the battle OF Contreras,
said Uncle Joshua, "and that can't be disput
ed %
80 yes" says 1, she was certainly in the
first part of it, when they was getting the
battle ready, for there's where he got woun
ded.''
Good said Uncle Joshua; she was il
one battle, and got wounded; that's enough
to make a handle of, any how. Where
bouts was his woundr'
swell, he had several hurts" said |. 81
believe in his foot and ANGLE, and Other
parts"
..Rihe ballsl" said Uncle Joshua, very
earnest.
go no, nothing of that kind" says |.
"What then; sword cuts! Or did the Mexi
cans stick their bayonetts into him."
'No, no; hing of that kind,' says |.
'Then it must be grape or bomshells,
said Uncle JoshV, show was itr'
"No, no, 'twasn't none of them things
says |; 'the fact was, when they was Skin
misbing round and getting ready for the bat
tie his horse fell down with him and lance
him very bad.''
Uncle Joshua colored lite, and sot ant
thought. At last he put on one of his know
ing looks and says he, "Well,. Major, a wounc
is wound any how, and we can make ;
handle of it without being such fools as t
60 into all the particulars of how he came by
it. ] say let's go ahead and ratify Genera
Pierce, and who knows but what we car
make something out of this Mexican bust
ness"
Well, Mr.. Giles g. Seaton, the thing was
done. We ratified on the 2lst of June, in
the evening, and it was tall piece of bust
ness. When | begun | meant to give you a
full account of it, with some of the speeches
and resolutions. But I've made my preamble
so long that can't do it in this letter. We
had a grand tor chight procession. Cousin
Ephraim took his cart and oxen and went
into the woods and got whole load of birch
bark and pich- pine knots, and all the boys
in Downingyille turned out and carried
torches. The school-house was illuminated
with candles. Uucle Joshua presided, as
usual. Banners was hung round the room,with
large letters, giving the names of all the
great battles in Mexico, and the enthusiasm
was immense, When we'd got about through
and was justwinding up with three tremendou:
cheers for the "Hero of Mexico, message
come into Uncle Joshua from tho post office
stating that the telegraph had just brought
news that the Wing Convention at Baltimore
had nominated Gneral Scott for President
| gave the whole meeting, the cold shugger
in minute. Uncle Joshua looked very Sc
rious, and says, he, "Feller Democrats, t,
prevent any mistakes, l think you better giv'
them three last cheers over agin, and put il
the name of Gineral Pierce' SO we did
and gin the rousin cheers for GineralPierce, O
Neto Hampshire, the Hero of Merito
| DoWningville is wide awake and will d.