The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-10-14
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Letter from Mnj. lack Downing.
DowNINasvILLE, SrArE on Mann.

Mr.. GALES g. SEAroE: NY dear friends,
wish | had better news to write to yOu.-
Pm pesky afraid Gineral Scott is coming in.
And, aftcr all,I don't see why should feel /
SO much afraid of il, especially on my own
account, for don't spose he's very bad
man. But feel bad for Uncle Joshua. His
whole heart is bound up in the post-office,
and if he should lose it, I'm afraid 1t would
almost be the death of him. He's had il |
now more than twenty years, and he's more
fond of it because II was given TO him by /
dear old Gineral Jackson. He loves 1t now
like one of his own family, and think it
would be the hardest one of the family to
part with, unless it is Aunt Keziah. II he
were to lose ary one of 'em, that is Aunt
Keziah or the post-ofice, | know it would
break his heart. And that's what makes
me feel 80 bad at the turn things has took
down this way in favor of Gineral Scott, If
any way could be contrived to keep Uncle
Joshua in the post-office, l wouldn't care a
snap if Gineral Scott did come in. And |
guess there is agood deal of the same sort of
feeln' amongst good many of the Democ-
racy. I'll Just give you sample Of it.
There's Cousin Sergeant Joel, he can't
live without hurrahng for somebody as much
as two or three times day. He got in a
habit Of it in old Hickory's time, and he
couldn't never leave it off since. Two or
three weeks ago Uncle Joshua and was in
the barn, planning little about getting ont
the votes 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 run round the
corner of the barn as fast as we could, and
who should we see there but Cousin Sargent
Joel, standing on stump, swinging his hat
all alone, and hollering at the very top OF his
voice, "Hurrah for Gineral Scott" Uncle
Joshua looked as cross as thunder, and Cous-
in Joel colored little as soon as he see us,
but he swung his hat again, and sung out
once more, "Hurrah for Gineral Scott, and
don't care who hears it,"
whats that you say!" said Uncle JOSH
ua.
al say, hurrah for Gineral Scott, and
don't care who hears it," says Cousin Joel,
putting on his hat and jumping off the stump.
"Well, this is a pretty piece OF business,
said Uncle Joshua, "settng such an exam
pie as this to the neighbors There's many
word spoke in jeest that's turned to arnest
before its done with; and you ought to be
careful how you set such hurrahs agoin. 1t
you once get EN- started, there's no Knowing
what'll be the end ont"
IL don't much care whatll be the end
ont said cousin Joel.
"Why, Joel, what do you meant" said
, uncle Joshua; "if you are going to turn
Wing say 80, and let US put YOU out of the
synagogue at once, and done with it. want
plain right up and down answer, are yor
going for Gineral Pierce or not!"
81 spose SHALL" said cousin JOEL
"Then. why in the name of common sense
don't you hurrah for him" said Uncle Josh
: ua, "and try to get up some enthusiamusy
: You ought to be ashamed to throw your hur
> rahs away on 'tother side"
: "Now, Uncle Joshua, I'll tell you wha
= it's" said Sargent Joel, Strengthening him
self Just as he used to at the head of the com
= pany in Notification times, says he, "Il
= tell YOU what it 'tis, Uncle Joshua, Fm viii
Is ling to vote for Gineral Pierce to help yo
! keep the post-office, and mean 10; hntyo
I' needn't ask me To hurrah for him, for can
" stand no such TOM foolery as that. Eve trir
. it, and it was no go no how. 1t makes m
{ feel so much like digging small pNtatOes Nv
v few in a hill. But when get right hungr
s for u hurrah, | give it tn Gineral Scott, and
y, find there's retr, since nA ard nOnrishmcnt /
!. Tint, something like real meat; it makes m
y feel as it used to when we gin the loude'
e hulrahs for Ginerol Jackson"
:; Uncle Joshua turned away, l3okin gath.
=, down in the mouth. and saying, she didn
" know what the worM was coming to-"
~ AS nr.r as can .inl out, there's gre:
! many Democrats in this State, and otht
~. places too, that's in the same fix rs cousi
-, Sargent Joel Owning; they've tried to hui
:. rah for Gineral Pierce, and can't. Over
" " the raisn of Squire Jones' barn 'tother da,
80 arter they all got through, SquiretJones ,'s.t
is great Democrat, called out, snow let
il give three cheers for Gineral Pierce" A
70 quick as look they all swung their hats, al
m about thrce-quarters of 'em sung out us lou
ST us they coSld holler, "hurrah for Giner
Is Cass." At that Squire Jones flew in rag
or and roid EN- they was traitors to the part
40 and no true Democrat would hurrah for al
,o body but Gneral Pierce. That touche
a. the dander OF the rest Of EN-; and about twel
Il. " swung their hats and cried Justify, "Hu
o rah for Gincral Scott" and asked Squi
as Jones if he liked that any better.
lg These things has kept Uncle Joshua vel
he uneasy along back, and before our Sta
re election which come along last Monday,
On got quite narvous; and he aint no better ye
US We've been in quite u state OF conbober
as ton all the week, trying to find out how Il
ed elections gone, but its hard sum to wo
p. out. | went over this morning to help Unc
Joshua figure up. He was sitting at the
BILE with his spectacles on, and the pape
rn spread all around him, and pen in his han
X and dark scowl on his brow. He "
to thinking so hard he didn't seem TO know VIII,
b. come in. Says Aunt Keziah, says sf
in "I'm dreadful glad you'v come in Major,yo
all uncle will make himself sick working ov
W. them figures"
en- Says /, "Well, Uncle Joshua, how are '
me coming out!
r- 81 am afraid we are coming out at the |
ho tie end of the horn, Major" said Uncle Jos
ort ua, and he looked up over his spectacles
rs, pale and melancholy it made me feel bad.
rr. Says he, 81 don't like the looks Of it a b
On. the State is on the back track again towr
rds Whiggery, Jest as it was when Harris
as came in"
)e- "Oh, guess not" says ], for wanted
ew cheer him up as much as could. "The liqr
law hus played the mischief with this eli
20 ton all round, and got things badly mixed
a ~, but if we sift 'em out carefully we shall Fl
-" the Democrats as strong as ever" Un
." Joshua shook his head. Says I,"Let us s
~ the figures Here's the returns from thu
~" D hundred towns, all the State, except some
''' the outskirts Mr.. Hubbard and Mr. Cht
.ho dler, the two Democratic candidates
r.