The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-02-07

would sell his three year old steer, for
he could do his ploughing next sum-
mer with the old oxen, and send the
money to you. Cousin Sargent Joel
sot in deep study /; at last says he,
don't know as Pve got anything to send
bur that little piece of remonstrance,"
and he pointed to his old rifle that hung
against the wall; says he, "Pll send
that over to Hungary to shoot the old
Russian Bear if he comes growing
round again ~ And then he sot think.
ing a minute longer, and then he jump
ed and smit his fists together and says
he, no, wont send it, FH go and tarry
1t myselfm So you see, dear Governor.
there isn't much danger but what you'll
get g something else."
In the next place, when you come
to scratch, you want our Government
and this whole nation to hold the Rus
sian Bear back and not let him med
die, while Hungary and Austria has a
fair tussle. And you want, we should
give him fair warning beforehand,
and tell him he shan't NEEDLE, no how !;
and, if we do, you think he'll mind Us.
Maybe he wouldn't; and if he wouldn't
what then2 Then you want US TO go
right al him, and fight him down, and
make him mind, because it's right and
just; and now we've got to be great
and powerful nation, it is our duty to
look round and take care of the world,
and make folks do right every where.
Well, now, dear Governor, as to that
I l,,t o,pht nfa "A
think about it little. In the first
place, we have rule here that 'all
just government derives its powers from
the consent of the governed" So, if
we've got to look round aud govern the
world, hadn't We ought to get the
worlds consent fist? And, as you
want to take hold of Russia fist, spose
she is the first one we songht to ask
consent Of And if the Russian will
consent that we shall hold him back
we'll hold him back aud run the risk
of it.
And in the next place, dear Governor
ii might be very well for us TO take care
of the world, and carry out the laws of
nations, and make every body do right
every where, if there wasn't no danger
of our getting more than our hands full
But only look at it, Suppose when
Hungary begins her tuSsle, the Russian
should show his teeth and grab hold of
her. Then we should have to send over
an army and ships 10 help dive him
back. Then suppose Poland should
start up and Want to be free, too-and
she has as bloody right to be free as
any nation in the worl,i-then we must
send an army TO rake care of Poland,
for the Russians would fight most aw-
fully there. And there's France too
You say the Government of France
is on the side Of the oppre>sors, and the
nation of France is Que OF the oppressed
nations" Then, of course, it will be
our next duty to send an army and put
down the Government of France, and
let the nation go free. And then, be-
sides the East Indies. and China. and
Circassia. and lots of other places that
the geography tells about, there's a
good many things that we should have
to look after nearer home. When Fill
busters go to upset Cuba, we must send
our ships and armies 10 take care of
that And, then, in Mexico and South
America there's troubles all the time
going on, that would take about half
dozen of our armies to keep matters
straight here.
Now, don't you think, dear Governor,
there might be leetle danger of our
getting our hands fulla But, come
what may, dear Governor, / shall re-
main your friend forever.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.