Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-19
DOwningvllIe Ratification. at last.
DowNiNGvILLE, State Of Maine,
July 20, 1852.

July 90, 1852.
Mr.. GALES & SEAToN,
Washington, Seat Of Congress.
| My DEAR OLD FRIENDS We've made
out 10 ratify a, last, but i. was about as hard
job as il was for The Baltimore Convention
TO nominate. And Pm afraid the worst on't
amt over yet; for Uncle Joshua shakes his
head and says to me, in low tone, so the
rest shan'l hear, between you and me, Ma.
| 1jor, the lection will be harder job still.'--
| put great faith in Uncle Joshua's feelins
He's regular political weather glass, and
lean always Tell whether we are going to
have i. fair or foul good ways ahead. So
when he shakes his head l materially looks
out for ,uff spell of weather. When 60,
home from Baltimore, says |, We'll, Uncle
Joshua, you got my letter in the lntelligen.
GER didn', you2' And says he, yes
'Well, didn't we do lhat business up well!'
says |. Il don't know about thar says
Uncle Joshua; Il have my doubts about H.
why, don't you think says |, The nom
ination Of Gineral Pierce will put the DEM
ocratc party on its legs again, and give it a
fine siar,l'
Uncle Joshua looked up TO me kind Of
quizica, and said he, 1T has gin the party
a pretty considerable OF start already, it
come SO unexpected And then he so, as
much as two minutes drumming his finger
on the table, and didn't say nolhin.
And then he looked up again, and says
! he.. Major, soho is GineraI Pierce? Il ain'I
a .fctious name is i.l .
4 why. Uncle Joshua says |, 'how you
I ,alk Ills Gineral Franklin Pierce, Of
New Hampshire
,Gineral Franklin Pierce Of New Hamp-
shire, is it?' says he; well, now, Major, are
you sure there is such person, or did some.
body play hoax on the Baltimore Conven'
: lonP
| yes says |, Uncle, Pm as sure of il as
am that there is such person as Uncle
Joshua Downing. To make all sure Of ii
and no mistake, come through New Hamp
shire, and went 10 Concord, where they say
he lived, and inquired all about il. The
neighbors there all knew him perfectly well
and showed me the house he lives in. HI
wasn't al home, or should seen him my
SELL auu Shou'u So' Mo Pio''''"o W 30 wy
post ofhce ior yon, But you neeun' d
afraid but what you'll have H. Tor ! SEM
Telegraph TO him from Baltimore, as soon al
he was nominated 10 keep II lor YOU !,
, Here see by the looks OF uncle joshua
eyes iha! he begun to get no!d Of some new
ideas. Says ne, 'Well MaJor' y rs a lac'
'hen' IT, mat ne was nominated IN rea
earnest and wasn't noJoKe,
'Uponmy WORD ana honor' says liner ei,
isn't a particle o: Joke about II; IL was all
done IN good arnes'' :.
wei, then, II you've really 60! candl
date'' says Uncle Joshua i sn0ulo IKE
know something about him' DoeS ne De
!; long 70 lhe Old Fogy class or young amer
ice classif
y guess aoou. hall ana nalI, says = an Z
ne y Do OIL 'ne stronger loi Nia'' Os0"uSe /"
o can oraw woes on po'n Sues <
= AIIer ALL says he' : 70 ~, aIlal1 ! : = % %
h nomlnallon laem olu Plna's IA =, 'Ie M D1a .,
"A ocrallc parry, ulhelal IaSs' anu W.. ~. =.
chanan, ano governor MSsCy' ~, anu o.mea' .,,,
= houston, ano Tue resi- win .eea 90 ;a ;su'is :,
10 ana nor'leu . De'ns 'usheu ns ,Lsa,n asun y :
,e sWangefS 70 .uho 'lle leau' 'nas Nloy - :