Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-10-14

tie end Of the horn, Major" said Uncle |
Joshua, and he looked UP over his specta- !
ces so pale and melancholy it made me feel
bad. Says he, II don't like the looks of it |
bit; the State is on the back track again !
towards Whiggery, .jcstas twas when Har-
risun came in"
ooh, guess not, says I. for wanted to
cheer him up as much as | could. "The
liquor law has played the mischief with this
election all round, and got things badly
mixed UP; but if we silt 'em ottt carefully.
we shall find the Democrats as strong as
ever" Uncle Joshua shook his head
Says |, "Let us see the figures. Here's the
returns from three hundred towns, all the
State except some of the outskirts. Mr.
Hubbard and Mr.. Chandler, the two Demo-
cratic candidates for Governor, have togeth-
er more than fifty-eight thousand votes and
Mr.. Crosby, the Wing candidate has a little
more than twenty-seven thousand. The
Democratic vote is more than double the
Wing vote This didn't look as though the
State was going back 10 whiggery.'
| THAT don't amount to nothin' at all, ," said
Uncle Joshua; a good many thousand of
temperance Wings voted for Hubbard, and a
good many rum Wings voted for Chandler;
and when the Legislature comes TO meet,
Crosby will stand just as good a chance to
be chose Governor as any Of 'em. and better
too if the State goes over the dam on the I'd
of November, and you may depend it's
drifting that way, or else I've forgot how TO
cipher. Just look at the Legislature. Last
year there was in the Senate about five dem
ocrats to one Wing, and now the Wings have
. aloo. o1 fo,rion,, ,,,l tl,a
only seven, leaving nine or ten no choice or
doubtful. And then in the House it aint
much better. Last year we had clear ma
iority 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 |. ''the
VIII. havn't gained so much as yon think
for, after all. 1t looks bad in the Legisla-
ture see, but it may all be owing 10 the
rum business, as you say about the Govern
or"
"No, no, it isn't that said Uncle Joshua
with heavy sigh, ''you may depend upon
it the State has got Wing drift. The Con-
gressmen tells the story. and there the rum
; business has nothing 10 do with it. In the
last Congress we had five Democratic Rep
resentatives, and the Wings two. We'll,
now how is it? In the next Congress this
State has six Representatives, and the Dem
ocrats have made out to elect three and the
: Wings three. It's just an even balance,
and few more of them foolish hurrahs
for Gineral Scott will tip the State agin us. -
"Well, we must stir round" says |, 'and
try TO stop this hurrah business, and may be
we cen save the State vet. III ketch Sar-
gent Joel at it again I'll cashier him. If
Democrats can't hurrah for Pierce they must
: not be allowed 10 hurrah for nobody. But,
after all. Unc'e, suppose we should lose this
State, the nation is safe for the Democracy
You must remember we have large major
ity of the States, and nigh two-thrds of the
members Of the last Congress-"
"Well, " says he, that don't prove wheth-
er we shall have two-thids or one-third il
the next Congress. If the State go on as
they begrn it will be pretty likely to be one
third. There's only three States that has
= elected their Representatives to the next
e Congress yet, and that is Maine, and Mis-
souri, and Iowa. And only jest look at EN-
: Three years ago they stood twelve Demo.
u ats anu lNo W IlISS. anu llbN tItN stunt
seven Democrats and six Wings. How
long will ii take at that rate 10 turn our two.
thirds into one-thrd. I'm afraid there's {
! | Wing drift going over the country thatl
u swamp us. Sailors tell about the big tentl
u wave that rolls up and carries everything
: afore it, and I'm thinking it seems to be
i good deal so in politics. There was a hi.
Il tenth wave III 1910, and you remember
n what work it MADE. Ii looks good deal Il,
: ifthere is another big tenth wave rolling "
now, to swamp Democracy and upset Con
r gress. l don't know what'll become of tn
I country if the Wigs get the upper hand.
He said this with such mournful expires
It sion that see the tears come into Aunt Ke
! ssh's eyes. She's good Christian woman
: and she laid her lend on his shoulder, an,
h says she, ''Oh Mr.. Downing, pray don't b
e so worried, but trust in Prcvidence.n
f. And now, Mr.. Gales 4 Seaton, if yo
10 can say anything TO encourage us, or TO re
et lieve Uncle Joshua'S anxious mind, yo
= would do great kindness 10 your oil
Is friend MAJOR JACK DowNING.