Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-21
DowningyilIe Ratification, at last.
afaf Donn5ssrilke, stateef Mans, Jaiy co. 1859.
Mr.. GALEs & SEAroN ~ t-l- l.t9.lal-L-
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! Mr.. GAIes s& SEAroN.::o ! 9''" }aGsta'aa
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Ny azcqy old. .Tyienas: We've mad
/! ont to, nifty at last, but IL was about a
! hard Job as il. was for the Baltinor
4 Convention to nolnilate.. And I'm afra
the worst ont aipIt, ovef yet; for unc
Joshua shakes shakes his head ,olId says to me
) in q low, tone. 10 tie, rest slian't hear
!, I"between you and me. Major, the lection
!, viii be a harder job still" / put grea
] faith in uncle Joshua's feelins. He's {
Irregular political. wcalher-gass, and cal
Railways tell whether we are going TO have
.Iitt fair or fonl a good ways ahead Sc
|lwllen be shakes his head / materially look
\ out for tuT spell Of weather. When
got home from Baltimore, says ], /" Well
Uncle Joshua, you. got my letter in the
lattelllSenffef, tt u dldn't goas Aud says he
|" Well didn't we do that business ur
well E. ,says T. !" | don't know about
that" said Uncle Joshua; | have my
doubts about H. s.sr,.,,.t. 81. t,.... ..s.
i - Why, don't yon think" says /, the
4 nomination Of Gincral Pierce. will put the
| Democratic party on itst legs again, and
| give it n fine START ~ o,o.,75 G.r l,~.
| Uncle. Joshua looked up 10 me kind Of
Ign'zzlcal and says l.e.r sit has gin the
par'y pretty considerable OF a start aIrea-
l dy, It come 80 unexpected" And then he
got as much as two minutes drumming
his finger on the table, and didn't saylno-
l,in. r. t..,c ..s.-4 IN, a -,.s,..g ,.ss.g
| And then he looked mp again. and says
he, Major, .ac1to is Gincyal Fyauhiin
| I''acrrc? It ain't n lictious name, is it Z"
| :" Why, Uncle Joshua" says /, how
You talk 1t is Gineral Franklin Pierce,
of New Hampshire" "'..a.. yg,sy -.,. ,,y. +.
| s,' Glneral franklin Pierce, of New
Hampshire, is it Z" says lie. /" well, now.
| MAJOR, are you SIRE there rs sncll a per-
aon, or did somcbody~pIay a hoax OH the
Baltimore Convenlion.''.ut3tea as.3
| Yes" says !, ." Uncle I'm as sure of
i ns am that there is such person as
Uncle .'oshnn Downing. To make all
sure OF it, aud no mistake, come through
New Hampshire, and went to Concord,
where they said he lived, aud inquired an
about it. The neghbors there all knew
| him perfectly WELL aud showed me the
| house lie lives ill., lie wasn't at home.
| orllshouIla seen him myself and should
got his promise to keep the Downingviile
| Postofice for you. But you needn't be
afraid but what you'll have it, for sent q
telegraph 10 him from Baltimore, as soon
as he was nominated TO keep it for you -
Here Isee blythe looks Of Uncle Josliua's
eyes that lie begun to get some new IDEAS
Says lhe,a" Well, Major, it is fact then,
Is 1t ,iliat he was nominated III real ear
! hest, and 'twasri'tno joke" {" sas .ii@5ii1
"Upon my word and fonor." isays r.
" there isn'ta particle Of joke about IL; i'll
was ail done ia real eariiesf.o i6la si9ht
s"Well, then, ifyou've really got can
didate," says Uncle Joshua, aas Should
like to know something about lin. Does
he belong to the Old Fogy class or Young
America class."s. tiSl!ifEW ia ,t}attaa u
II Iauess about 'haf and half" says I,
" and he'll he all the stronger for that, be-
cause he eau draw vottson both sides. !"
"ifter- all, says he, /" Tin afraid it's a
bad nomination. Them old pillars OF the
Democratic party, Gineral Casss, and Mr..
Buchahan. and Governor Marcy, and Gi-
neral Ilonstor, and the rest, will feel so
lns,ltea and mortified at being pushed
aside for strangers to take the lead that
they'll all be ,agin the nomination, and
their friends TOO, aud tl,at'n upset the
whole kettle Of fish," y H2'..."
:, !" Don't you never fear that Uncle
joshua says, !, ""them. old pillars that
you speak of are all very much tckled with
the nomination. B Yon asee,, it broke the
nose Of Young America, and they was de-.
lighted with il. As soon as the nomina-
ton was out Of the mould. before it had
tipie 10 cool, they all 'elegraphed right
back TO Baltimore that t.uothin ip the world +
could have happened 10 suit em better
il was a most excellent nomination, and
they felt nnder. everlasting obligations to
the Baltimore Convention. You needn't
have no fears that they'll feel any coldness
towards the nomination 4. They'll lIturn
aud work for il like beavers H9g Il
I" Well, showiis 1t, said Uncle Joshua
" about that .bey-candilate for the Presi-
dency that they call Young America ? 9 III
his nose islk,locked ont of Joint he'll Of
course oppose the nomination tooth and
liaila'l ag93agWA 9al lp yli14gm aaIsi o
"There' where you are mistaken gain.
Uncle joshua" saysI a"On tile colitra- a
ry, lie goes for it hotter any of 'em and
lie teIegrapLed 5aekao Baltimore as quick
as lightning could carry it that the nomi- {
liatioii was jest the thing; it could be no
letter. isres see, he looks upoifit III tile
|ight' that tlitscliokes off all the Old Fogies
md leaves lie field clear, forsghim next /;
time. lie thinks so highly of tile nomi- Ii
nation, mud feels SO patriotic about it, they
say he going to STUMP ii through all fhe
States and make speeches in favor of Gi- fl
ieral Pierce'sl election. You may depend h
Upon it, Uncle, Joshua. we've got veryIs
strong nomination. one that'll carry all
fore II; every body is delighted with IL, / ,
md everyabodyis gong forit. sIieddn'tl
Expect yoni to- hold baeks.a moment asI !,
heNght yaub would tbase things allcntand j
iried for a rousin rati6calion meeting .byI !
he time got home. IL
well, you know, Major" said Uncle Q
[osiiha. ~ always follow Col. Crock elt 4, !.
hie, ialf never golahead till l,os 10 - n II
i.ht. lIIow yfue;si, Ave -; = na,ra. n
all agrsfi Da',~ a..s - 1 ,r,,vn -
hgvilIe, aud ksvptsd Ilsnt pun, ri !, ~.
tile FreesoiIers are Wy .s.long .s.l pl
hong they are very aong - a '!i,il the u u