Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-08-12

stanu on ~!
Yes, | do exactly so, says |, for he
got right up in Tammany Hall and made
a speech about il; and he said he would
go the nomination and he stand the plat
form; at all events he'd stand the plat.
form for This election. any how. You
needn't be at all afraid OF the Freesoilers
Uncle; they aint'tso stiff as you think for
and they are as anxious to get the offices
as anybody, and will work as hard for
EN-. Now let us 60 to work and get up
our ratification, and blow il out straight.
The Democracy of the country expects
Downngvile to do its duty
We'll, Major says Uncle Joshua, you
have made out better case of it than
thought you could. I'm willing to take
hold and see what we can do. Blu, de.
clare | can't help laughing when think
it's Gmeral Franklin Pierce, of New
Hampshire, that we've got to ratify.
wish we knew something about hin:-
something that we could make little
husteration about, and wake up the De.
mocracy.
! Good gracious, Uncle joshua says |,
have you been postmaster at Downing
vile this twenty years, and always read
ing The papers. and don't know that Gin
eral Pierce was one of the heroes of the
| Mexican war;
AT that, Uncle Joshua hoped out of
/ his chair like boy, and says he, Major
Is that fact!'
Yes said /, sit is fact. You know
Mr.. Polk sent me out there as private
ambassador to look after Gineral Scott
and Mr.. Trist. And Gineral Pierce Uas
on, there; knew all about it, aud about
his getting wounded
'Good!' says Uncle Joshua; swapping
his fingers; that's lucky; then we've got
something to go upon: something that the
boys can hoorah about. And if we
don't have to strong team agin us we
may carry the day yet. Who do you
think the 'tother party will pul up!
We'll, says |, it's pretty likely to be
Mr.. Webster or Mr.. Fillmore, and they
can't either OF them hold a candle TO Gin.
eral PIERCE -..
OF course not says Uncle Joshua, If
he was The hero of the Mexican war.
spose it was General SCOTS par. of the
war that he was in, because that's where
you was. Which Of the battles did he
light bravest in, and NOV down most OF
the Mexicans! Did he help storm that
Gibraltar castle at Vera CRUZ
No. says |, 'thlt little matter was all
over before Gineral Pierce got to Mex
ico.'
We'll, the grea. battle of Cerro Gerdo
come next, said Uncle Joshua, Il dare
say Gineral Pierce was foremos, in
marching up that bloody Bunker Hill
and driving off Santa Anna ana his ff-
teen thousand troops
I'm sure he would been foremost, if
he'd only been there says |, 'but he
hadn'. got into the country yet. and Gin
eral Scott wouldn't wait for him. /,
seems as il Gineral Scott is always in
hurry when there is any fghtn' TO do
| he won't wait for nobody
well, the next great battle, if | remem-
Der the newspapers right, said Uncle
Joshua, was Contreras; and after that
came the bloody AMI hot times of Churu-
busco, and the Kings Mill, and Chepul-
tepec, and marching into the City of
Mexico. These was the battles, sup
pose, where Gneral Pierce fit like lion
and become the hero of the Mexican war.
But which battle diu he shine the bright
est ~, and cut down most OF the enemy?'
The truth is says |, he got wounded
at Contreras, and so wasn't able to take
part in them bloody affairs of Chm
rubusco; and the King'g Mill, and Che
puliepec.
| Then he ,cas in the battle of Contre
ras,' said Uncle Joshua, 'and that can't
be disputed!'
% yes, says |, 'he was certainly in
the first part oft, when they was getting
tae battle ready, for there's where he got
wounded
Good said Uncle Joshua. shc was
in one battle, and got wounded; that's O.
nonge to make a handle of, any how
Whereabouts was his wound9
Well, he had servera hurts said I.
Il believe i'm his foo, and ANGLE, aud
other party
rifle balls?' said Uncle Joshua, very
earnest.
% no. nothing of that kind says /.
'What then; sword cuts! Or did the
aexicans stick their bayonets into him.
No, no; nothin OF that kind, nother,'
says |.
Then it must be grape or bombshe!ls.'
said Uncle Joshua, 'how was it!
mo, no 'twasn't none of these things
said /, the fact was, when they waa Skin
mishing round and getting readyfor the
battle his horse fell down with him and
famed him very bad
Uncle Joshua colored little and sos
and tho't. At last he put on one Of his
knowing looks, and said he, well Majof
wound is wound, any how, and we
can make handle of it without being
such fools as TO go into all the parlicu-
lars of how he came by it. Isay let's 60
ahead and ratify Giaeral Pierce, and who
knows but what we can make somthing
out of this Mexican business?'
Well. M. Gales az Seaton, the thiag