Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-08-12
DOWNINGVlLLE RATIFICA-
TlON, All LAST.
DowningUiHe, State Of Maine, !
Juiy 30, 1852
Mr.. GALES & SEAToS,

FLASHING ton, Seat o. Congress.
Ny Dear Old Friends: We've made
out TO rainy at last, but i; was about as
hard a job as 1t was for the Baltimore
Convention 10 nominate. And In afraid
the worst ont amt over yet, for Uncle
Joshua shakes his head and says TO me-
in low tone, so the rest shdn't hear
"between you and me, Major, the lection
[ will be harder job STILL" put grea,
faith in Uncle Joshua's feelins. He's a
regular political weather-g!ass, and can
always tell whether we are going ways
ahead. So when he shakes his head |
materially look out for a tulf spell OF
weather. When got home from Bal,i-
more, says |, "Well, Uncle Joshua, you
got my letter in the IntelIigencer, didn't
you!" And says he, yes"
We'll, didn't we do that business up
well!' says !. Il don't know about that,
said Uncle Joshua; Il have my doubts
bout it,
why, don't you think, says [, 'the
nomination of Gineral Pierce will pu. the
Democratic party on i,s.legs again, and
give it a fine starir
Uncle Joshua looked up to me kind OF
quizzical, and says he, 1T has gin the
party pretty considerable of start al
ready, it come so unexpected And then
he sot as much as two minutes drum
ming his finger on the table, and didn't
say nothin.
And then he looked up again, and says
he, Major, ,oho is Gineral Pierce? Ii
amt ,fctious name. is it!'
why. Uncle JOSHUA says |, how you
talk! 1t is Gineral Franklin Pierce, of
New Hampshire
'Gineral Franklin Pierce, of New
Hampshire, is i,!' says he; well, now,
Major, are you sure there is such per.
son, or did somebody play hoax on the
Baltimore Conyentionr
YES says |, 'Uucle, I'm as sure of il
us | am that there is such person as
Uncle Joshua Downing. TO make ali sure
of it, and no mistake, | came through
New Hampshire, and went to Concord,
where they said he lived, and inquired
all about it. The Eeighbors there all
knew him perfectly well, and showed me
the house lie lives in. He wasn't a.
home, or | should seen him my sell, land
should got his promise to keep the Down
ingvile post.oifice for you. But you
needn't be afraid but what you'll have it,
Tor sent telegraph to him from Balli-
more, as soon as he was nominated, to
keep it for YOU
Here | see by the looks of Uncle
Joshua's eyes that he begun to get hold
some new IDEAS. Says he, well. Major,
il is fact then, is il, that he was nomi-
mated in real earnest, and wasn't no
Joker
Upon my word and honor says |,
there isn't a particle of joke about ii; it
was all done in real arrest
well, then. if you've really got can
didate, says Uncle Joshua, Il should like
to know something about him. Does
he belong to the Old Fogy class or Young
American class?
Il guess about halfand half says |,
'and he'll be all the stronger for that be,
cause he can Graw votes on both sides.
After ALL says he, I'm afraid it's a
bad nomination. Them old pillars OF the
Democratic party. Ginerai Cass, and Mr..
Buchanan, and Governor Marcy, and
Gineral Huston, and the rest will feel so
insul,ed and mortified at being pushed a.
side for strangers 10 take the lead that
they'll all be agin the nomination, and
their friends too, and .hat'l upset the
whole kettle of fish,
Don't you never fear that, Uncle
joshua says /; them old pillars that
you speak of are al! very much tickled
with the nomination. We see it broke
the nose of Young America. and they
was delighted with it. AS soon as the
nomination was out Of The mould, before
it had time 10 cool they all telegraphed
right back to Baltimore that nothin in the
world could have happened TO suit 'em
better; it was most excellent nomination
and they felt under everlasting obliga.
lions TO the Baltimore Convention. You
needn't have no fear that they'll feel any
GOODNESS towards the nomination.; they'll
all turn TO work for il like beavers
] We'll, how is it, said Uncle Joshua,
about that boy candidate for the Presi-
dency that they call Young America? If
his nose is knocked out of joint he'll OF
course oppose the nomination. tooth and
nail
Il here's where you are mistaken a
gain, Uncle joshua says |. 'Cn the
contrary, he goes for it hotter than any
of EN-, and he ,elegraphed back to Balli-
more as quick as lightning could carry it
that the nomination was jest the thing, it
couldn't be no better. We see he looks
upon it in the light that il chokes off all
the Old Fogies and leaves the field clear
for him next time. He thinks so highly
of the nomination, and feels so patriotic
about it they say he is going TO stump it
through all the States, and make speeches
in favor Of General Pierce's election
You may depend upon it, Uncle Joshua,
we've got very strong nomination, one
that'il carry all aiore it every body's GO
ing to 60 for it. \ didn't expect you to
hold back moment. | thought you
would have things all cut and dried for
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