The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-04-04


Now, I'll tell you what tits. Gineral.
on Euup Cabinet don swallow no such
milk aud waller siuff like that. What's
got Into Mr.. Marcyi Last year he told
Mr.. Souley 10 demsnd three hundred
thousand dollars for the Black Warrior
right dawn on the nail, and mol step 10
party about il. But nov he gnivers and
shakes one way and 'loher like leaf in
the wind. I'm afraid Mr.. Marcy is get
ting old. And lhe.e's poor old Uncle
Joshua, post. master Of Dnwningville, ]
find he's getting old and limersun,, loo.
When pot hume 10 Downmgvile, and
told the family was going 10 Ill ont the
Two PolIies. and b. off The next day 10
take Cuba, Uncle Joshua was struck all
oil a heap.
Says h., Majnr. beg Of von not 10
20 INTO any Of tina, tillhuslrrin business;
MS mex, akin 10 piracy; aud there's the
neutrality laws dead agin ynu. ,oo.'
ooh no" SAYS |. .Uncle Joshua, |
AIM going 10 undertake any of sour low
tilllhu-ttrin; I'm only Jest gig oul 10
take Cuba manifestation. heciuse our conn
Try cant gel along wilhonl 1t. aud self,
preservation Won know is The firsi Wv Of
ia e.. and hecan.e old Spaln keeps insu.i.
ing Il US AMI wnn'l pa; mp"
:" I}al dnn'l yau see. aajr, SAYS Un-
Gle Joshua, ri yen % lake Iuha, you ire
making war upon Span: and YOU eau
d. thai according IL thr Constitution.
Nohody III this country has any power 10
mike war bul Congress.
l'ul you're mistaken there. Uncle
Joshua SAYS |. "Dld'm Nj. Polk
make war upon Mexico"
No hy no means, SAID Uncle Joshua.
II you will Ionk hack and read lhr doe
kymenls II them days, Won will end II
reads. Whereas war erisfs between rhls
country and Mexico" You sep that war
come itself. I'nl you have no right ia
make war upon Spain or Cubs unless yon
gel yoni anliIntiiy from Congress.
/ "Wal, uncle, | hare eol my authority
from Congress, says j; what more do
You war. y
"Oh. no." s7ys he; sCnngress- han'i
declared war. because il wonlG be IN the
papers. and should q seen it,
But don't mean ,our lazy Old Fngv
Congress 10 Washington" says /; Il
mean our Eurup Congress.
And then | took the ,iockymenl oul nf
my pocket and showed il to him. signed
hy Mr.. buchanan. and Mr. Mason, AMI
Mr.. Souley. Al first he was thunder
siruek. and couldn't say nothing. Then
he fell back on tile Consli nilon again. fast
as he always does, aud said he didn't be.
lleye our Congress over there in Eurup
was constitutional. Then he reached up
10 The shelf aud took down the cid Con.
III uiion. covered with morocco leather.
that Gineral Jackson sen; him more thin
twenty year ago, and he put on his specs
iacles and looked il all nver from begin
ming 10 end, and SAID lie coulin', find
noiliin about any Congress IN Eurnp.
"Bui if Won call yonr meeting over
there IN Eu up Congress. .ays he, ;. |
should like 10 know where sou fiud your
authority 10 make war upon Spain or TO
80 filiihusiern about Cuba"
Why, Uncle Joshua" say. 7. tive
find i ~ llial clause ahere il says. ifaks
tie responsiJihity.'"
"There!" san Cousin Scrgenl Joel.
who h,d been listening al The lime with.
aui SAYING wnid. :" there, uncle" s.ys
he. ! knew YOU would find tile aulhnfi.
u 10 he Cnn-IItlrnn snmeahar. fhafs
nne of lie amendment. 10 tie consiilu.
inn Inst was added by Ginrrsl J .tksun.
rau know, anil therefore ii musf be
right"
Then Sargent Joel turned 10 mo, and
SAYS he. = Majnr. I've ben round AMI
inniified Tie wlrolr company 81 tie Down.
0g,ilie militia. and they are al really.
armed AID EQUIPPED IS the law d,nct.,
anil aili b. aho4t.l io.mnirpw II lnn',lnra.
| Frey ale fnll 4 erii, anil ready 10 swai.
/ iDw Cubs alive"
| haunt rni near through nv stnry, Gin.
e;a. CO wanted To tlI yn1 aatr abnni
linihg nut lie ! NJ pallirs. and about
Tie crew. AMI tie get.. anL IL u4'inr..
aud 10 hrs m1linr-, 40 ! the ,ier. bui |
sltau'i htFa room ~ III. III. ratrf. ittl liz
lliir ciipprr ttl,,'- WIN lpr NJ - Gul.h
arilng, ba- rnl sn II NHl JnI van.
10 +. 10. lfi ,Im.t - y"n .b,ul,ai ~
III phi ~ fi,tliav as ~ ~. .h,il
tisr y lar srsnted Ihit soi 3 ~ ,.aa,riaI.
81 40 - ~ nni 70 see ~ ,sr Iab.; aut
Il IL nil srr mn .tlplng ih.ft nj
swirine hi. iiii. ! sfalI knnw a.. vsn.
and veil naaf right NJ wIlh tile Iso
Pailies ani take you ~.
rsnaln your oId freud. sn1 Munster
General !, large, anil R.s Comnalne
IL lie lilIiau.irr flpei.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
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SEkinrs PRtDIcANgSt-A few eve.
ninss since, theatrical company were