The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-28
Ike Cubs, Uncle JOSH :. vas struck all Of a

take Cubs, Uncle Jo.l. :. vas struck all of a
heap.
Says he, Major, beg Of you not to 60 in
to any Of that fiIlibustering business its
next akin topirary; and ther's the neutrality
laws dead agin YOU too
oh no." saws l, Uncle Joshua, amt 60
ing TO unlertaf' any Of your low fiilhust.:r-
ing; l. only Jest going out to take Cuba man.
fashion. because our country cant get a!onr
without it, and self preservation Won know is
the first law of mater and brca..s old Spain
keeps insulting of Us and won't pay up
But don't YOU scc. Major saws Uncle
Joshua, ii yo" 90 TO take Cuba, you are ma
KING war ".on Spain and YOU can't do that
according TO tie Constitution. Nobody in
this country has any power to make war but
Congress-
But you're mistaken there, Uncle Joshua.
says ]. Didn't Mr. Polk make wal upeu
Mcxico?'
No, hv no means. said Uncle Jo>hune.I,
Won will look back and read the docR| .n,,
OF them DAYS. Won will find it reads, Where.
as war '''s's between this country ani Mexi-
co. lou see that war come itself. I}u, YOU
have no right to make war upon Spain or
Cuba unless You get your authority from
Congress
Wal. uncle, Lare got nv authority from
Congress- says ], what more do YOU want ::
'Oh no. says he; Congress liza mt declared
war. because it would Le il. the papers. and
should seen it.
'Bnt don't mean your lazy Ola Fo.,
Congress to Washington saws | Imcan OF,
Errup Congress
And then took the dockyment out of INV
I'o'ket and showed IT to hun, si.ned hy Mr.
buchanan, and Mr.. Mason, and Mr.. Souley
Ut first he WAS thu,dcrS.ruck. and couldn :,
say n'tllln. Then he f,lI back on 20 the con.
s'"a'lon a"in. fast as he ALWAYS does. and
>ai! he Didn't believe our Congress over ther,
IN Europ was CONSTITUTIONAL Then he reach
ed up 10 the shelf and took down the old con.
>tItu;I"n, covered with morocco leather
that t'ine,al Jackson sent him more .aau
twenty Years ago. and he put on ms .,~cia.
clos .pj 1n,,l. q. N
end, and said he couldn't find nothing abou,
any Congress in Enrop.
But if YOU call Your meeting over there il,
Europ Congress- saws he. L should like Ia
know where you find Your authority in the
Constitution TO make war upon Spain or to
go 'lllbu>;erin about Cuba
Why. tnric Joshua saws |. we find j, in
hat clause where i, SAWS 4 fuI. A- :,>i,o.<i
btany.
There. said Cousin Sarrcant Joc:. = ..,.
had been listening all the time without saw
'nc word: there uncle.' saws he. Il knew
YOU would find tn" authority IN The Consti,u
ton somewhere. That's one of the amend
'""nf> I" the constitution thai vas ..;,,,.i X
Gincral Jackson, YOU know. and therefore j,
must bc right.
Then Sargent Joel turned to me, and saws
he. Major. I've hrcn round and notified the
whole company OF the Downinc,iI,e militia.
anu they are all ready, armed and equipped
as the law directs. and will all he aboard TO-
morrow al ten O'Clock. They arc full! of crit
and ready to swallow Cuba alive.
han't got near through my story. Cine
raj, for ! wanted TO tell YOU more about fit
ing ont the Two Pollres, an,l about the crew
md the so"er> and the marines and the ho,,-
marines. and the vige, but shan't have room
IN this dispatch, and the little clipper that's
waltln for me to finish writin. has got smar,
wind aud wants to be oft. Ii don't see v,c,
>'andln on ths pint OF Flori,lav as we 20 bv
shall take it for granted that Won have con
cluded nOt to 60 ont to see us take Cuba
but II | see man standn there and ..inci,,
his hat, sn all know its Won. and we'll lear
right up with the Two Po!lies and take Won
off,
rcma'.. .our old friend, and Minister
Gineral at large, AID Rear Commodore Of the
fllibus;cr- fleet. M.JoE JACK DowxI>G.