Washington telegraph., 1852-10-27

ny ooohod ISure up. lie was set
ting to the table with his spectacles on, and
the papers spread all around him. and a pen
IN bis hand, and dark scowl on his brow.
lie was thinking so hard he didn't seem to
know when come in. Says Aunt Keziah,
says she, I'm dreadful GLAD you've come in
Major; your uncle will make himself sick
working over them figures"
Says |, "Well, Uncle Joshua, how are
we coming out?"
I'm afraid we are coming out at the
little end Of the horn, Major said Uncle
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"
"Oh, [ guess not, says I, for wanted to
cheer him as much as | could "Tbe l.
quor law has played the mischief with this
election all round, and got things badly
mixed up but if we sift em-out carefully,
we shall find the Democrats as strong as
ever" Uncle Joshua shook his head
Says l, "Let us see the figures. Here's the
returns from three hundred towns, all the
State except some Of the outskirts Mr..
Hubbard and Mr.. Chandler, the two Demo
cratic candidates for Governor, have together
more than ffty-eight thousand votes, and
Mr. Crosby, the Wing candidate, has lit
tie more than twenty-seven thousand The
Democratic vote is more than double the
Wing vote. This don't look as though the
State was going back to Whiggery."
"That don't amount to nothin' at all
said Uucle Joshua; "a good many thousand
of temperance Wings voted for Hubbard,
and good many rum Wings voted for
Chandler; and when the Legislature comes
to meet, Crosby will stand Jest as good
chance to be chose Governor as any one of
'em, and better too if the State goes over
the dam the I'd Of November, and you may
depend it's drifting that way, or else I've
forgot how to cipher jest look at the Leg
lslature. Last year., in the Senate, there
was about five ltemocrats to one Wing, and
now the Wings have elected faulzce2 Sen.
ators and the Democrats only seceu, leaving
nine or ten no choice or doubtful And
then it amt much better Last year we
had clear majority Of more than thirty,
and now it don't look as though we should
have more than ten majority And if the
State goes for Scott, [ believe the Lecisla-
ture viii go that way, too, Governor and
ALL
'But, may be, Uncle JOSHUA says I,
'the Wings havn't gained 50 much as you
think for, after all. 1t looks bad in the
Legislature, [ see, bat it may be all owing
to the rum business, as you say about the
Governor
''No, no, it isn't that, said Uncle Joshua,
with a heavy sigh; ''you may depend upon
it the State has got Wing drift. The
Congressman tells the story, and there the
rum business has nothin' to do with it, In
the last Congress we had five Demo
cratic Representatives and the Wings two
Well, now how is it? In the next Congress
this State has six Representatives, and the
Democrats have made out to elect three and
the Wings three. It's jest an even balance,
and few more Of them foolish hurrahs for
Gineral Scott will tip the State agin u.s.
"Well we must stir round,'' sa Us [, "antl
try to stop the hurrah business, and may be
we can save the State yet If [ ketch Sar-
gent Joel at it again I'll cashier him. If
Democrats can't hurrah for Pierce, they
mustn't be allowed to hurrah for nobody
But after all, uncle, suppose we should lose
this State the nation is safe for the Dcmoc-
racy. You must remember we have large
majority of the States, and nigh two-thirds
of the members of the last Congress"
"Well," says he, 'that don't prove wheth-
er we shall have two-thirds or one-third in
the next Congress- If the States 90 Oh as
they have begun, it will be pretty likely to
be one-thrd There's only three States
that has elected their Representatives to the
next Congress yet, and that is Maine, and
Missouri, and Iowa. And only jest look at
'em. Three years ago they stood twelve
Democrats and two Wings. and now they
stand seven Democrats and six Whigs-
How long will it take at that rate to turn
our two-thirds into one-third? I'm afraid
there's Whig drift going over the country
that'n swamp u.s. Sailors tell about the big
tenth wave that rolls up and carries every
thing afore it, and I'm thinking it seems to
be good deal so in politics There was a
big tenth wave in 1910, and you remember
what work it made 1t looks good deal as
if there is arother big tenth wave rolling
up now, to swamp the Democracy and upset
Congress. We've got to have trying times,
Major don't know what'I become of the
country if the Wings get the upper hand. .
He said this with such mournful express
sion that [ see the tears come into Aunt
Kezah's eyes, She's good christian wo-
man, and she laid her hand on his shoulder
and says she, ooh, Mr.. Downing, pray
don't be so worried, but trust in Provi-
dence'
And now, Mr. Gales and Seaton, if you
can say anything to encourage us, or to re-
laua ILncle .IoShua'S anxims mind Won