Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-28
LETTER FROM MAJ. JACK DOWNING.
DowxISGvILLE, STATE OF MAIoE,
Cent. 70 1870

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DowxrxGvILLE, STATE OF MAroE,
| SATURDAY, Sept. 10. 1852.
Mr.. Gales & Seatom: My dear old friends, lwisi
| had better news towrite you. Pm pesky afraid
Gineral Scott is coming in. And, arier all ldont
know why ahould feel so much afraid of it, espe-
cially on my own account, for don't spose mes
very bad man. But feel bad for Uncle Joshua;
His whole heat is bound up in the post -othce ana
if he should lose it, Pm afraid it would be almost
the death of him. He's had it now more than
twenty years, and he's more fond OF H. because
it was give to him by dear old Glneral JACKSON
| He loves it now like of his own family, and
think twould be the hardest one of the family for
him to part with, unless It's Aunt ,keziah. II he
should lose anyone of ZEN, thatls Aunt hezlae OF
the post-ofice, i know it would break his heari.
| And that's what makes me feel so bad at the turn
things has took down this way in favor of Gineral
Scott. If any way could be contrved to keep
Uncle Joshua in the ost-oifice, wouldn't care n
snapif Gineral Scottdid come And guess there
a good deal of the same sort of feelin amongst n
good many of the Democracy. I'll just give you
a sample of it.
| There's Cousin Sargent Joel, he can't live with
out hurrahing for somebody as much as two o.
| three times day. He got in habit OF 1t IN OLD
llickorys time, and he could mt never leave II OIL
since. Two or three weeks ago Uncle Joshua and
was in the barn, plan ming little about getting
out the voters to the election, when all to once we
heard somebody back of the barn holler with all
his might ''Hurrah for Gineral Scott" We both
started and round the of the barn as fast
as could, and who should we see there but
Cousin Sargent Joel, standing on stump swinging
his hat all alone, and hollerng at the very top OF
his voice, "Hurrah for Gineral Scott" Unc:c
Joshua looked cross as thunder, and CouslnJoei
coored little us soon he sees u.s., but lie swung
his hat again. and sung out once more, " Hur-
rah for Gineral Scott, and don't care who hears
it." .-.s la s....
"Whats that you say" said Uncle Joshua.
al say, hurrah for Gincral Scott, and don't
care who hears it." says Cousin Joel, putting on
his hat md jumping of the stump. sr .
"Well this is pretty piece OF business" sad
Uncle joshua ''setting such examples as inns W
the neighborS. There's many word spoke IN ]est
that's turned into est before It's done with; ana
you ought to be careful how you set such hurIahs
agoin. lfyou once get EN- started there's no KNOW
ing what IL be the end ON L. zr..y,f 70,
81 dom much care what'il DC the emu OIL y saio
Cousin joel. '5Ir'r H''ts ..st SCI.
''Why, Joel, what do you mean! SAID Chcic
Joshua, "if you're going 10 turn wing say So anu
let us put YOU out OF the synagogue ut once. anu
be done with it. | want 4 PLAN right up anu
down answer, are you going for Gineral Pierce or
not % "a
al SpoSc Shall,' said Cousin JOEL
"1hen, why in the name OF common sense don |
you hurrah for him i'' said Uncle Joshua, " and
try ret I'M some cnthusasnhsy. You ought 10
be ashamed to throw your hurrahs awayon tolhcr
side" 81 RI.
'Now, uncle Joshua, FL tell you what tits"
said San cant JOEL straightnng himself up jest AS
LITIGATION times, says he, "lll tell You what lis,
Uncle Joshua, Pm willing to vote for Giheiai
Pierce 10 help yon 10 keep the ost-oiiice' ana
mean to; but you needn't ask me to hurrah ior
him, for | can stand no such tom foolery as that
Eve tried it, and ii won't go no how. 1t makes
me feel so much like digging small potatoes anu
few Il hill. But when fright hungry Tor 4
hurrah givei il 10 Gineral Scott. and lind there
rctrcSlinent AMI norirShmcnt i'll that, something
like real meat; it makes me feel as it used TO
when we gin the loudeSt hurrahs Tor Ginerai Jack
SON."
Uncle Joshua turned away, looking rather down
in the mouth, and saying, "he didn't know what
the world was coming to-
As near as can find out, there's great many
Democrats in this State, and other places too, that
in the same fixas Cousin Sergeant Joel Downing ;
they've tired TO hurrah for Gineral Pierce ana
can't. Over TO the raisin OF Squire JoneSS barn
'toer dav arter they all got through, Squire Jones,
who is n great Democrat, called out, "now let us
give three cheers for Ginerai Pierce" As quick
as look they all swung thcr hats, and about three
quarterS of sung out as loud as they could hol-
ler .hurrah for Gineral Cass.' AT that Squire
Jones flew into rage, and told EN- they were iTai-
tors to the party, and no true Democrat would hur-
rah for any body but Gincral Pierce l hat toacii-
ed the the dander OF the rest oil en- aud about ~
swung their hats and cried out Justify, "huIrah
for Giner1l Scott and asked Squire Jones II lie
liked that any better.
These things has kept Uncle joshua very un-
easy along back, and before our State Eiecuon'
which come along last Monday nc got qui'e het
yous; and he amt no better yet. We've been III
quite state OF confederation all the week, trying
10 find oui how the elections gone, butltsa hard
sum to work out. went over this morning to help
Uncle Joshua figure up. He was sitting TO The
table with his speclacleS on, and the papers spread
all round HIM, and pen in his hand and dark
scowl on his brow. He was thinking SO hard he
didn't seem 10 know when come in. Says Aunt
Keziah, says she, "Pm dreadful glad you've come
i'll, Major; your uncle will make himself sick WORK
ing over them figures"
Says |, "Well, Uncle Joshua, how are we coming
out %
"lm afraid we are coming out at the little end
of the horn, Major" said Uncle Joshua, and he
looked up over his spectacles SO pale and melan-
clIoly it made me feel bad. Says he, ~ don't like