ORIGIN or UNCLE SAM.
Immediately afier the declaration ofthe last war with England, Ebert Anderson, Esq. of this city, when Contractor, visi- ted Troy. on the Hudson, where was cons centrated, and where he purchased, large quantity of provisions-beef pork, &c.--- The inspectors of those articles at that place, were Messrs. Ebenexer and Samuel Wilson. The lattergentleman (invaTiably known as" Uncle Sam,' ? generally super. intended in person large number of workmen, who, on this occasion, were ena- ployed in overhauling the provisions pur- chased by the Contractor for the army The casks were marked E. A.-U. S.-- This work fell to the lot of Sacetious fel- low in the employ of the Messrs. Wilson, who, on being asked by some of his fellow w0rkmen the meaning of the mark, (for the letters U. s. for United States, was almost then entirely new to theml said t' he did not know, unless it meant Ebert Anderson, and CFncLe Sam, ''--.alluding sx- clusvely, then to the said !" Uncle Sam"

 Wilson. The joke took among the work-

 men and passed currently. Many ofthose workmen were found shortly after, push- ing toward the frontier lines, for the d0u- ble purpose of meeting the enemy. and of eating the provisions they had lately labor

 ed to put in good order. The old jokes

 of course accompanied them. and before

 the first campaign ended, this identical one first appeared in print--it gained favor

 rapidly, till it penetrated and was rseog- nized in every part of our countrys and | will. no doubt, continue 90 long as u.S. remains nation.-N Y. Gazette. y

 The origin of the epithet, as the story

 runs in this quarter, arose from one person

 asking another the meaning of :" U. S.- l.. D." on the. knapsacks of soma Light Dragoons, the answer to which wns they | are Unela Sam's. Lazy DoeH.N- Resson ?.