Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-02-14
Letter from an Old JacksOnian Democrat
Of GreenWo0A Township.
NEAR SEvES STAB TAVERN, !
-. Fehrnarx 10. 1Ai2.

u uIccnW0O0 1OWUBnlps
NEAR SEVEN STAR TAVERN
- 80 February 10. 1872.
Ny Dsar M. Editor ALI our fel
lows that have been up to court have 60
hone, and they are brim full Of tall
about the newsfhat they got at Mifli'
about Uncle Sam and John Bull kickinI
up fuss, and going to war. That wa
all the talk at the Stars this evening :
The smart things that the lawyers said il
court were left out in the cold. None o
us old fellows have been to the wars, W
were too yonng for the war of 1912 ant
1914 but we mind that in sitter year
we used to sing Of old Andy
DE British cum NIT de fife and drum,
A pun. al pun, pun. pun,
And We got skeared. and run nit all our nigh
PUN. al q pun. pun, pun,
Till Old Andy said that We must fight,
PUN, al purl, pun, pum,"
and have good times on militia muster Oh
battalion days. You young fellows dom
know of the jolly times we had them
Some of our distinguished GreenwooGerl
took an active part in them military per
formances.
When the Mexican war broke out W,
did not feel just like pitching in, though
we felt full of fight when we were ou
on drill on battalion day with corr
stalks on our shoulders. There is 9
good deal in imagination. you know, and
some one said that distance lends en-.
chsntment to the view" That's exactly
how we felt. When there was mt wal
we could do the mastering and theu sort
of things. but when there was war we
didn't muster if we could help it. Well
| did Mt get to the Mexican war, and
didn't get down to fight them tarnel reb-
els; was too old And if war is
stirred up between this country and old
Johnny Bull don't exactly know but l
think l won't go. unless they come to
near the Seven Stars, and then I'll put
on my best clothes and fight them as did
old John Burns fight the rebels at Get.
tysburg.
Our distinguished gents that came
down from court said that old John Bull
talks of backing out of the bargain that
he made with Uncle Sam to settle up
hem matters and troubles that sprung
np out of the rebellion. The hub of this
trouble is called tue alabama Claims 1"
John treated Sam mighty mean
luring the rebellion. He said I'll do
WHAT right. but he didn't. He allowed
he rebels to build ship of war in one
If his ship yards, and while Uucle Sam
vas talking to him about the violation Of
Ill laws between nations by doing so, he
hut bis eyes careles.ly and said, "Yes
I'll attend to it; but he didn't. He al
owed the rebels to finish the ship; to
tut on the guns !; toenlist men, end to
all out to burn and rob the merchant
md produce ships of our government
)ther ships were built under the nose and
yes of Jhonuie, bnt he neither smelt or
aw them. The Florida, Georgia, and
were all built and equipped
md sent out from Johunie's ports to
'reak up our commerce /; and it did al
most entirely. Men who sent goods and
,roduce to the old world ard received
,oods and produce from the old world
would not send them in our ships for
ear that some of these rebel pirates,
red by Johnnie Bull, would catch and
urn them; but they shipped them in
hips that belonged to other nations.-
Dur ship owners had no use for their
hips Just to thiuk what loss our
hip owners had to stand. because of
'ohnuic's friendship for the rebels. 'Tis
good thing for Johnnie that old Andy
mt in the White House now, for he'd
,ng before this time stuck bill for all
be damages claimed Of the ship owners.
allied Alabama Claims, after the first of
'ohnnie's pirates, into Johnnic's notie
nd told him by the Eternal that if he
id not foot it he'd lick him worse than
e did at New Orleans.
Grant didn't see it in just that light, |
hough he's good fighter, too. That is
roved by the way that he licked the
ebels. He's for peace, and is like the |
quaker, and won't fight unless he cant
e!p it. So to settle these Alabama
'lames he favored the holding Of meet
,g or lot of meetings at Washington by !
arties selected by johnnie and Sam, to
ave big talk over the matter in dis. |
n.e and try and find way to settle
he trouble without going to war You
now the meetings were held last May
Washington. They were called big
anne. They we're named the meetings
f the "Joint High Commission The
ommission fixed up a treaty, and that
,eaty was called the Treaty of Wash
,gton 1t provided for the appoint
rent of board of five arbitrators, who
hall have all matters in dispute between
ohnnie and Sam brought before them
,r consideration, and as the arbitrators
ecide so shall the matter be accepted by
otb couokr;o, Thn o.h;trotor. ..o -