Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-08-19


be voted right plump down, You know the
Free Solers are very strong among us; they
are very strong in all the Northern States.
And you know the Baltimore Convention
fixed up a platform to stand on that's all in
favor Of the compromise and the fugitive
law, and is dead SET agin the Free Soilers.
Now, Major, you must have more under.
standing than 70 think the Free Sellers will
ever swullow that platform. and if they don't
we are dished.'
You are all wrong again, Uncle Joshua
lsaysI, for the biggest Free Soiler in all
America swallowed il right down, and Didn't
make wry face about it, II
'Who do you mean?' says he.
4 mean Mr.. John Van Buren,, saysl.
But youidon'l mean said Uncle Joshua,
.tha, Mr.. John Van Buren, accepts this plat.
form, and is willing TO stand on it?'
Yes, do exactly so,' says for he got
right up In Tammany Hall and made a
speech. s..about it; and he said he would go
the nomination, and he'd stand the platform;
at all events, he'd stand the platform for
this election, any how. You needn't be at
all afraid Of the Free Soilers, Uncle; they
amt so stiff as you think for, and they are
as anxious 10 get the offices as anybody,
and will work as hard for 'em. Now let us
60 10 work and get up our ratification, and
blow it out straight. The Democracy Of the
county expects Downingville 10 do its duty
well Major says Uncle Joshua. you've
made our better case of il than thought
you could. Pm willing 10 lake hold and
see wha, we can do. But declare cant
help laughing when l think It's Gineral
Pierce, Of New Hampshire, we've 60. TO
ralify. ! wish we knew something about
him; something thai we could make little
illustration about, and wake up the Democ.
racy.'
.Good. gracious, Uncle Joshua says /,
have you been Postmaster of Downipgville
this twenty years. and always reading the
papers, and don't know that Gineral Pierce
was one of the heroes of the Mexican war?'
A,iha, Uucle Joshua hoped out Of his
chair, like boy, and says he, Major, is thai
a facl?' 80
i Yes says /, Ills fact. You know Mr.
Polk sen, me ou. there as private ambass.
ador 10 look after Gineral Scott and Mr.
Trist. And Ginera Pierce was out there
knew all abou, ii, and about his geuinl
wounded
Il 'Good!' says Uncle Joshua, swapping hi
fingers; that's lucky; then we've got some
thing 10 go upon; something that the boys
can hoorah about. And if we don'l hav,
too s,ronga TEEN agn us we may carry tht
day yet. Who do you think 'toiher party
will put upl
J WELL says | I,'it's pretty likely TO be Mr.
!, Webster or Mr. Fillmore, and they can
either Of 'em hold candle TO Ginera
PIERCE
'Of course not, says Uncle Joshua, q
, he was the hero Of the Mexican war
, 'spose il was Gen. SCOTS part Of The wa
> that he was in, because that's where yoI
: was. Which of the battles did he 6ghl lh
2 bravesl in. and NOW down most OF the Mex
, icansi Did he help storm that Gibralta
castle a. Vera Cruzl'
S No. says |, that lille matter was al
over before Gineral Pierce got there
S We'll, then the great baule Of Cerro Cor
' do come next said Uncle Joshua, Il dar
/, say Gineral Pierce was foremost in march
! ing up thai bloody Bunker Hill, and drivin
off Santa Anna and his fifteen thousan
9 troops
] Pm sure he would been foremost il he
only been ,here,' says |, but he hadn't &C
7 into The country yet, and Gineral SEQ
. wouldn't wait for him. 1t seems as if Gin
: eral Scott is always in hurry when, ther
: is any 6gh;in' 10 do, and wont wait for nc
body sis.
d We'll, the next great battle, il Iremem
9 Der the newspapers right said Uncle JOSH
ua, was at Conirefas; and after that cam
d the bloody and hol times Of Cherubuscc
L and The Kings Mill, and Chepultepec, an
!. marching into the city Of Mexico. Thes
y was the hul ballles, 'spose, where Ginert
d Pierce fit like lion, and became the her
,rl lof the Mexican war. But which bane di
i he shine the brighlestin, and cut down III
IS mos. Of the enemyl'
'fl 'The truth is'' says |, 'he got wounded
3 ConReras, and so wasn'I able TO take pa
\ in them bloody affairs Of Cherubusco, ar
of the Kings Mill, and Chepultepec.' >
a. Then he sOds in the battle Of Contrefas
lg said Uncle Joshua, .and thar can't be disp,
A ted.'
ie % yes,' says /, he was certainly in Il
III frs, part Of il, when they was getting 4
az bauieready, for there's where he gotwon
to ded.
nj Good, said Uncle Joshua, 'he was
lg one baule. and &c, wounded; that's enoul
- TO mako handle Of, any how. Where
y bouts was he wounded2'
y .Well, he, hadseveral hurts said ].
bolieye ID his foot and ancle, and 9th
a, parts.
VI, Ride ballsi' said Uncle Joshua, We
SO earnest. ttre
Sc % no, nothing Of ,ha, kind says i
.Whal then; sword cussi Or did \
o., Mexlcans sick their bayoneis into him1
he mo, no; no,hn Of thatkind neither. saws
heI Then ii mus, be grape or bombshell'
as said Uncle Joshua, how was itl'