The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-12-18

, uneasy 10 know how you'll get alon
with it. Uncle Joshua thinks YOU;
better take one out of each party, tha
went for you, and give 'em all a fai
chance. But you can't have but seyeI
members in the Cabinet. unless VOL
conclude to have Kitchen Cabine
too, and | don't suppose you'll do that
Tor they amt apt to work very we'll
Old Hickory himself got rather tired o
his before twas over. So if you haven
but seven members, there won't be
enough to give one to each party, anc
them that's left 10 suck their finger:
will always be biting their thumbs a
you. And then you know the rule is
that the Cabinet should always be a
unit. But I'm afraid if you get one il
from each party, it will be very quar-.
relsome kind of a unit, and you will
have no comfort of your life. And
then If you was TO give the whole TO
one or two parties, you would of course
have about dozen parties up in arms
agIn you, and squalls and hurricanes
blowing from all quarters. Jest see
how It would work. IF YOU should
Plck out sound, wise old fogy, to take
hold with yon to help cook matters up,
the Dmocratic Review would be down
upon you like thousand of bricks,
and blackguard you like a pickpocket
for trying to hobble along on the
mere beaten horse" And then if
you was 10 look 'tother way, and set
young America to the helm. the old
togles would be afraid some of the
madcaps would run US on the breakers
and send US all TO the bottom. In that
case pretty likely there'd be a greater
unit out of the Cabinet than there was
in it, and there would be danger of
mutiny all round. So there you are
You seem to be in snarl, any way you
can fix it,
Now. if you will take my advice.
Gineral you will shet your eyes, and
stop your ears, and take the responsi.
blllty, and when they come pulling
and hauling around you, Jest say to the
dlmocrats, and the old fogies, and young
America, and the hunkers, and the |
barnburners, and the freesoilers. and
the abolitlonists, and the secessionists.
and the nullifiers, that you don't know
none of 'em, and that you amt their
President, but that you are the Presi-
dent of these thirty-one United States.
and You mean to go for the whole or
none." That is, | mean the whole of
these United States that is fairly ours,
and not the whole of creation. for this
last business is one that needs 10 be
looked at and thought on a considera-
Bile before going into it, know some
olks say there is to be a great deal of
lnneXln done during your administra-
ion. Now | don't know what your no.
ions is on this subject. hnt if annexin
$ TO be the main business of your term,
he>next question is, what is the best ;
way to do it2 Uncle Joshua always
ays, in nine cases out of ten it costs
more TO rob an orchard than it would /
o buy the apples. If that's true. NAV :
'e that tillibusterin wouldn't be the ,
heapest way 10 annex But some Z
oiks have a great fancy for fillibus. 2
erin, let it cost what twill. If Won f
hould think of branching out strong
hat way, don't suppose You could do c
etter than to take Kossuth for Secre- C
lry of State. For he is Governor of t
hungary, you know, and could hitch a
lat fine country right on to our team d
,ithout the trouble of any fillibusterin a
bout 1t. 1t could be done so quick the a
ussian bear wouldn't hardly have A
me to growl. And then a small fill Il
lsterin army could bring in Cuba. s.
nd Canada, and Mexico and the rest. o
J fast as we should know what to do =
ith 'em .
Good by, Gineral, go ahead and keep +,
stiff upper lip, and anything ] can
} for you jest let me know. So | re- II
ain your true friend. q
MAJOR JACK DOWNING, II