Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-10-14
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Says |, swell, Uncle joshua, now are
we comeing QUIT"
"I'm afraid we are coming out al tho
little eend of the horn, Major" said I'm
Gle Joshua, and he looked up over his
spectacles SO pale and melancholy il made
me feel bad. Says he, IL don't like the
looks of it bit; the State is on the back
track again towards Whigery, jest as
twas when Harrison came in."
"Oh, guess not" says |, for wanted
to cheer him up as much as could
"rhe liquor law has played the mischief
with this election all round, and got things
badly mixed up; but if we sift EN- out
carefully we shall find the Democrats as
strong as ever" Uncle Joshua shook
his head. Says |, "Let US see the fig
ures. Here's the returns from three hum
dred towns, all the state except some OF
the outskirts. Mr.. Hubbard and Mr..
Chandler, the two Democratic candidates
for Governor, has together more than fif-
ty-eight thousand votes, and Mr.. Crosby,
the Whig candidate, has little more than
twenty-seven thousand. The Democrat
ic vote is more than double the Wing
vote. This don't look as though the.
State was going back to Whiggery.''
THAT don't amount TO nothin at ALL"
said Uncle Joshua; "a good many thou
sand temperance Wings voted for Hub
bard, and good many rum Wings voted
for Chandler; and when the Legislature
comes to meet Crosby will stand just as
good chance to be chosen Governor as
any of EN-, and better too if the State
goes over the dam the Cd of November,
and you may depend it's drifting that way,
or else I've forgot how TO cypher. Jest
look at the Legislature. Last year in
the Senate there was about five Demo
Gratis to one Whig, anI now the Wings
have elected fourteen Senators and the
Democrats only seUen, leaving nine or
ten no choice, or doubted. And then in
the House il amt much better. Last
year we had clear majority of more
than thirty, and now it don't look as
though we should have more than ten
majority. And if The State goes for Scott,
| believe the Legislature will 90 that way
too, Governor and all
"But, may be, Uncle Joshua," says I,
"the Wings havn'; gained so much as
you think for, after all. 1t looks bad in
the Legislature, see, but it may be all
owing 10 the run of business, as you say
aboutthe Governor.
NO, no, it isn't that" said Uncle Josh
ua, with heavy sigh; 'syou may depend
upon it the State has got Whig drift.
The Congressman tell the story, and
there the rum business has nothin to do
with il; in the last Congress we had five
Democratic Representatives and the
Wings two. Well, now how is it! In
the next Congress this State has six Rep
resentatives, and the Democrats have
made out to elect three and the. Wings
three. It's just an even balance, and a
few more Of them foolish hurrahs for
Gineral Scott will tip the State agin u.s.
"Well, we must stir round," says /,
sand try TO stop this hurrah business, and
may be we can save the State yet. If l
ketch Sergeant Joel at it again I'll CASH
ier him. LII Democrats can't hurrah for
Pierce they musn't be allowed to hurrah
for any body. But, after all. Uncle sup
pose we should loose this state, the ma
lion is safe for the Democracy. You
must remember we have large majority
OF the States, and nigh two thirds of the
members of the last Congress"
SWELL" says he, ",hat don't prove
whether we shall have two thirds or one
third in the next Congress. If the state
go on as they have begun it will be pretty
likely 10 be one third. There's only three
States that has elected their Representa-
tives to the next Congress yet, and that is
Maine, and Missouri, and Iowa. And
only jest look at EN-. Three years ago
they stood twelve Democrats and two
Wings, and now they stand seven Dem
ocrats and six Wings. How long will it
take at that rate to turn our two-thirds in 7
to one-lhird! I'm afraid there's Wing
drift over the country ,hat'll swamp us.
Sailors tell abou, the big tenth wave that
rolls up and carries every thing afore it,,
and I'm thinking it seems to be good
deal so in. politics. There was a big
tenth wave in 1910, and you remember
what work il made. II looks good deal {
as if there was another big tenth wave !.
rolling up now, to swamp the Democra-
CIV and upset Congress. We've got to
have trying times. Major. l don't know
what'll become of the country IL the
wings Get the, upper hand.'' He said
this with such a mournful expression
that see the tears come into Aunt Kezi-
abs eyes. She's a good christian wo-
man. and she laid her hand on his shonl-
der, and says she, "Oh, Mr.. Downing,
pray don't be SO worried. but trust in
Providence"
And now Mr. Gales s. Seaton, If YOU
can say any thing to encourage US, or 70
relieve Uncle Joshua's anxious mind,
you would do a great kindness 10 your.
old friend, t,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
MlcHIeAN.-The Wings are working
with such excellent effect in Michigan,
than il has been found necessary to con-
centrate all the big guns Of the Pierce.
party in the State. Cass, Douglas and
WellerIhave oil been at Detroit, making
harangues to the Pierce men, but not
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