Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-10-09
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ALetter from Major Jack Downing.
DowNINGvILlE, STArE OF MAINE,
. saturday, september Is, ls5:

Saturday, September l3. 1852.
Mr.. GALES d SEAToN MY dear old friends
l wish l had better news to write to you.
Pm pesky afraid Gineral Scott is coming in.
And, arter all, don't see why should feel
SO much afraid of it, especially on my own
account, for | don't spose he's very bad
man. But feel bad for Uucle Joshua His
whole heart is bound up in the post-office,
and if he should lose it, Pm afraid it would
almost be the death Of him. He's had it now
more than twenty years, and he's more fond
oft because it was given to him by dear old
Gineral Jackson. He loves it now like one ot
his own family. and think it would be the
hardestone of the family to part with, unless
its Aunt Keziah. Ifhe were to loose ary
one of 'em, that is Aunt Keziah or the post
Office, know it would break his heart And
that's what makes me feel so bad at the turn OF
things has took down this wayin favor of Gin
eraf Scott ltany way could be contrived 10 keep
Uucle Joshua in the post-office, wouldn't
care snap if Gineral Scott did come in.
And guess there's good deal Of the same
sort of teeln' amongst good many of tho
Democracy. l'lljust give you sample of it.
There's Cousin Sargent Joel, he can't live
without hurrahing for somebody as much as
two or three times day. He got in habit
of it in old Hickory's time, and he could MT
never leave it off since. Two or three weeks
ago Uncle Joshua and l was in the barn,
planning a little about getting out the voters
to the election, when all to once we heard
Somebody back of the barn holIer with all his
might "Fiurrah 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 hol-
lerng at the very top of his voice, "IIurrah
cross as thunder, and Cousin Joel eolored a
little as soon as he see US, but be swung his
hat again, and sung out once more, 'Hurrah
for Gineral Scott. and l don't care who hears
it,"
whats that you say ?" said Uncle Joshua
81 say, hurrah for-General Scott, and don't
care who hears it" says Cousin Joel, putting
on his hat and jumping off the stump.
"Well. this is pretty piece of business,
said Uncle Joshua, ''setting such examples as
this to the neighbors. There's many a word
spoke in jeest that's turned into arrest be-
oreits done with; and you ought to be care
ful how you set such hurrahs agoin. If you
once get EN- started, ther's no knowing what'Il
be the end ont"
81 don't much care whatll be the end on't,'
said cousin Joel.
"Why. joel, what do you mean ?" said I'M
Gle Joshua; eff you are going to turn Whig
say so, and let us put you out Of the syna-
gogue at once, and be done withit want
a plain right up and down answer are you
going for Gineral Pierce or not ?"
81 spuss shal,'' said cousin Joel
''TIen, why in the name of common sense
don't you hurrah for him ?" said Uncle Josh
ua "and try ard get up some enthusamusy.
You ought to be ashamed to throw your hur-
rahs away on 'tothcr side"
Now. Uncle Joshua, I'll tell you what
lis" said Sargent Joel, Strengthening himself
up Jest as he used to at the head of the com
pany il Na!'itication time, says he. "I'll tell
you what us, Uncle Joshua, I'm willing to
vote for Gineral Pierce to help you keep the
post-office, and Imcan to; but you needn't
ask me to hurrah for him, for | can't stand
no such tom -foolery as that Pve tried it,
and it won't 90 no how. 1t makes me feel
SO much like digging small potatoes and few
in hill. But when get right hungry for
a hurrai, give it TO Gineral Scott, and
find there's refleShment and nourishment in
that something like real meat it makes me
feel IS ii used 10 when we gin the loudest
burrahs for GiRcral Jackson"
Uncle Joshua turned away, looking rather
down in the mouth, and saying, che didn't
know what the world was coming to-
As near as | can find out, there's a great
many Democrats in this State, and other pla-
ces too. that's in the same fix as Cousin Sar
gent Joel Downing they've tried to hurrah
for GinrraI Pierce, and can't. Over to the
rasin of Squire Jones' barn 'other day, arter
they all got through, Squire Jones, who is a
great Democrat, called out, "now let us give
three cheers for Gneral Pierce" AS quick
as look they aIl swung their hats, and about
three qHafters Of 'em sung out as loud as
they couli hnlier, 'hurrah foL Gineral Cass,"
AT that Squire Jones fl.w in rage, and told
'em they was traitors to the party. and no
true Democrat woad hurrah for any body
but Gineral Pierce. That touched the dan
der of the rest of en-, and about twenty
swung their hats and cried out Justify. "Hur-
rah for Gineral Scott" and asked Squire
Jones if he liked that any better.
These things has kept Urcle Joshua very
uneasy along back, and before our State cleo
ton which come along last Monday, he got
quite naryous; and he aint no better yet.
We've been in quite state of confederation
all the week, trying to find out how the cleo
TONS gone, but it's hard sum to work out.
] went over this morning to help Uncle Josh
ua figure up He was sitting at the table
with his spectacIes on, and the papers spread
all around him, and a pen in his hand, and
dark scowl on his brow. He was thinking so
hard he didn't seem to know when come in.
Says Aunt Keziah, says she, 81 am dreadful
glad you've come in Major your uncle will
make himself sick working over them figures" :"
Says I, "Well, Uncle Joshua, how are We
coming out?''
81 am afraid we are coming out at the little
end of the horn, Major, said Uucle Joshua,
and he looked up over his spectacles so pale
and melancholy it made me feel bad. Says
he, Il don't like the looks of it a bit; the
State is on the back track again towards
Whiggery, jest as twas when Harrison came
in