The Georgetown news., 1855-07-26
For the Georgetown News.
CENTERv1LLE, July 23d, 1855.

p CENTERvILLE, July 23d, 1855.
Mr.. ED1ToR-Dear Sir.-Y on will please
receive my sincere thanks, for the courteous
manner in which you replied to my inquir-
les last week. The prompt and decided an
swers you gave me, the instruction therein
contained; should allay the curiosity of
"Greenhorn" that am, and, doubt not but
your readers will say that ought, in JUS
tice to my already empty purse, and with
due respect for your patience, desist from
farther questioning you on political mat
ters, and direct my attention more particu-
larly to the developing of my claim, leaving
the important affairs of State to the better
informed and more ardent lovers of {" the
dear people," But few of US do as we
ought, and [ am told that the "eye is not
satisfied with seeing, or the ear with hear
ing" When you answer the Yankee one
question, you only prepare the way for
hundred more. l find my inquisitiveness
rapidly increasing instead of returning to
my claim in the Canon, and as every hon.
est miner should, dig, dig, from morn till
night, have permitted myself to ramble
among the wise heads of Centervllle, and
they have told me much concerning politics.
They first cautioned me by saying, "he who
increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow;
however, apprehend no danger from that
source; "all is vanity and vexation of the
spirit" saith the preacher. Then "let er
rip" and 1 will write you again, though, l
hope, with proper Difference for your opin-
ion, Notwithstanding our different manner
of thinking.
AS it regards the people of the Free
States, Georgia and the other Southern
States, [ had set them down as Know-Some-
things, as to the Kansas bill The Demo
cratic Convention I'll pass over to my friend
Honest John, for [ am inclined to believe
that you are not one of his friends, no way.
| wanted man elected on one occasion, and
therefore concluded he would be; now nav
be you want Honest John defeated. and
therefore concluded he will be. Pardon
me for measuring your corn by my bushel
Keep ourselves open to conviction. want
to be sure | am right, and an 90 ahead"
Nothing short of the ballots counted out
will convince my Centerville friends that
Honest John will be defeated.
Now, sir, they tellme that he is one of
our very "best and greatest of men," That
he out-run one certain Waldo, 1476 votes,
and that his party's majority was only IL
578 the same election, and that was two
years ago. Certainly experience "inclineth
to wisdom, and age improves Lager Beer"
And say they, "do you suppose that Hon
est John would govern California four years,
and during that period, the feeting hours
passed by him unimproved; his people love
him and they will vote for him. There's
his thirteen votoes, his Marine Hospital fa-
vorites and their friends, tie locality of the
Stage Road, Should it be located before
election.) He is some Phalanxer and some
Know Nothing too; a little Temperance
and considerable Lager Beer. He is part
and parcel of the uIterrifed Democracy"
They say, "that David has numbered his
people that are with him, and Honest John
says to David, what seemeth you best will
| do"
l endeavored to call their attention to
your reply to me, but sir, no go. They said
they would never give up that Honest John
would be defeated, until they heard from the
8th ward. I"knock'd d under" thinking that
these revelations to me, claimed some con-
sideration. Now, sir, if you had all these
things in view when you said that ''the peo-
pies verdict will be that he has been Gov
ernor long enough" it will stand me in
hand to choose this day whom will serve.
Yours truly, GREENHORN.
WHITE AND VARIEGATED MARBLE.-Not
only is our County remarkable for the ex-