Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-08-07

ton and the rest will fell so insulted and NOR
tiled at being pushed aside for strangers to
take the lead th at they'll all be agin the
nomination, and their friends too, and they'll
upset the whole kettle OF fish,"
"Don'I you never fear that. Uncle Joshua" "
says 1: "then old pillars that you speak of
are all very much tickled with the nomina-
ton. You see, it broke the nose Of young
America and they was delighted with it.
As soon as the nomination was put out of the
mould. before it had time to cool, they all tele-
graphed right back to Baltimore that noth-
ing in the world could have happened to suit
'em better; it was mos: excellent nonlina-
ton, and they felt under everlasting oblga-
tions to the Baltimore Convention. You
needn't have no fears that they'll feel any
eoldness toward the nomination. THEY'LL all
turn to and work for it like beavers"
"Well, how is it, said Uncle Joshna,
that they cali Young America? If his nose
the nomination, tooth and nail"
"There's where you are mistaken again,
Uncle JOSHUA says I. "On the contrary, he
goes for it better than any of EN-; and he
telegraphed back to Baltimore as quick as
lightning could carry it, that the nomination
was jest the thing; it coulde'nt be no better.
You see. he looks upon it in the light that it
chokes off the Old Fogies and leaves the field
clear for him next time. He thinks so highly
of the nomination. and feels so patriotic about
il. they say be is going to stump through all
the States, and make speeches in favor of
Cine raj Pierce's election You may depend
upon it. Uncle Joshua, we've got very
strong nomination, one that'll carry all be-
fore it: every body is delighted with it. and
every body is going to go for it. I didn's ex-
prct you TO hold back moment l thought
you would have things all cut and dried for
o rousln ratification meeting BY the time
got home"
"WelL you know Major" said Uncle JOSH
ua, II always follow Col Crockett's rule and
never 60 ahead till know I'm right. How
foolish we should look tn call ratification
meeting here in Downingvie. and be voted
right plump down. You know the Freesoil-
ers are very strong among US: they are very
strong in all the northern States. And you
know the Baltimore Convention fixed up a
platform TO stand on that's all in favor of the
compromise and the fugitive law, and is dead
set agin the Freesoiers Now. Major, you
must have more understanding than TO think
Lhe FreesoileTs will ever swallow that plat
form. and if they don't we're dshed."
"YOu are wrong again. Uncle joshua"
says !. ''fur the biggest Freesnler in all A
merica swallowed it right down, and didn't
make wry face about it,"
"Who do you mean ?" says he.
Il mean Mr.. John Van Buren, says I.
But YOU don't mean." says Uncle Joshua.
''that Mr. John Van Barren accepts this plat
form. and is willing To stand on %
"Yes, do exactly so." says |, 'for he got
right up in Tammanv Hall and made a speech
about it and he said he would 60 the nom
ination and he'd stand the platform; At all
events he'd stand the platform for this elee-
fion, any how. You needn't be at all afraid
of the Freesoilers. Uncle: they ant so stiff
as you think for. and they are as anxious to
get the offices as anybody. and will work as
hard for 'em. Now let us 90 TO work and
straight. The Democracy of the country ex-
poets Downingville to do its duty"
.'Well. Major" says Uncle Josh IA. you've
made out better case of it than l thought
you would I'm willing to take hold and see
what we can do. But declare. / 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
illustration about, ard wake up the Democra-
cy."
Good gracious, Uncle Joshua" says /,
| shave you been postmaster to DOwnngville
this twenty years, and always reading the pa
pers. and don't know that Gineral Pierce was
one of the heroes of the Mexican war;"
At that, Uncle Joshua hopped out of his
chair like boy. and says he, Major is that
fact?''
"Yes." saws l, "ts fact. You know Mr.
Polk sent me ont there as private smbassa-
dor to look after Gineral Scott and Mr. Trist.
And Gineral Pierce was out there; l knew all
about it, and about his getting wounded"
"Good," says Uncle Joshua, swapping his
fingers, ''that's lucky: then we've got some
thing the boys can hoorah about. And if we
don't have too strong team agin US We may
carry the day yet Who do you think tho
'totheE party will put up?"
"Well,'' says l. 'its pretty likely to be Mr..
Fillmore or Mr.. Webster, and they can't eth
er of 'em hold candle to Gincral Pierce"
"Of conrse not" says Uncle Joshua, ''if he
was the hero af the Mexican war I'spose
it was Gineral SCOTS part Of the war that he
| was in, because that's where you was
Which ofthe battles did he fight the bravest
in, and NOV down the most Mexicans? Did
he help storm the Gibralter castle at Vera
Cruz?''
"No." says I, "thAt little matter was all
over before Gineral Pierce got to Mexico"
"Well. the great battle of Cerro Gordo
came next" said Uncle Joshua, "T dare say
Gineral Pierce was foremost in mrrching up
that bloody Bunker Hill and driving of Slnta