Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-08-25

To aIaeral Pierce, Presidcnt Of America,
and aRsIax 90 be Ctisnf d, II GineraI !
CashInE is,nt mistaiEea,) the foHnaer Of
smodern Es0me."
DEAR GrEERAL: Pm afraid you've
thought strange of it that / haint writ
to you afore now, for SO long time past;
but couldn't. I've been SO busy
cruising round among the fishermen
down, to New Brunswick. and Nova
Scotia, and the Gulf of st. Lawrence,
that couldn't get no time to write, nor
couldn't find no post Office to send it
Ye see, Gineral, didn't accept your in
vitation to take seat in your Cabinet,
cause I'm one of them sort that can't
bear setting great deal. can't stand
1t without I'm up and knocking about
pretty much every day, and under
stood the Cabinet had to set nigh about
half the time, so I told you'll should a
good deal rather have some foreign ap-
pointment, where l could stir myself.
And you told me the foreign appoint
ments was pretty much all spoke for
twenty times over, but you would give
me commission of Minister Gineral,
and might go round and look after the
interest of the country whenever l
thought best. Now that was just what
] liked; you couldn't a gin me no ap-
pointment that would suit me better.
Wal, my first cruise, Gineral, has
been away down East, and a little be-
yond; for thought twas high time
them fishermen of ourn down there was
looked arter. l heard they were get
ting wrathy, and the Britishers was
fiockin' in there with their armed yes
sells agin, and there was pretty likely to
be amuss if 'twasnt seen to; and l knew
twould be good cool place in this hot
Summer weather, so l sculled of. !
went all along the coast, and boarded
the fishermen, and talked with the skip
pers, and give 'em good advice. Pm
sorry to say their backs is up pretty
round. They swear they'll never stan
that straight line ''from headland to
headland" no way you can fxit. They
say the Goldfish and the mackerel are a
good deal thicker inside the line than
they are out, and they are bound to go
where's the best fshin, let who will stan.
in the way. Wal, Gineral, since most
of our politicians and ofice-seekers is
doing the same thing and setting 'em
the same example, couldn't find it in
my heart to blame 'em much; for who
is there among 'em all, politicians and
ofice-seekers, that stans much about
any straight line from headland to head
land, when they think there's any bet
ter ishin 'tother side of it?
Howsoever, l guess you may calcu-.
late the fishermen will remain quiet this
Summer if they are allowed to fish
where they are mind to, and the Brit
ish vessels don't crowd 'em too hard.
But if they do, you must look out for
regular row that'll stir the whole camp
of Young America. l got home last
week, and have been overhauling the
new ypapers, and having talks with
Uncle Joshua, and larning how things is
getting on. see that you and some of
the Cabinet have been on to New York
to see the openin of the Crystal Palace,
and had good time. I'm glad to find
your Administration is getting on so
swiminly, and that you have got such
fust rate Cabinet round you. l like Mr..
Marcy better and better; he's sich a
prudent man and fust rate Dimocrat
i always heard he was prudent and
sayin and wasn't ashamed to have his
clothes mended as long as they was de-
cent, before he would go into any ex-
travagance to get new ones. And Pm
right glad he's going to set such good
example to the country by making our
foreign ministers and consuls follow his
prudent ways. His circular of the first
of June has been worth hundred dol
lars to me right off, to begin with
When got home 1 says to Uncle
Joshua, says l, Uncle, 1 want you to
lend me hundred dollars, and I'll give
you an order on the President for it to
take it out of my salary; for I'm agoing
to take circulating tower to Europe
with my commission of Minister Gener-
al, to see that England and France puts
a stop to that Russian war, and I've got |
to get bran new rig for a court dress"
.Uncle Joshua laughed, and says he,
Major, you can save yourself that
trouble and expense. I guess you haint
seen Mr.. Marcy's circular Our for
eign ministers and consuls have all got
to wear the plainest home spun clothes,
Just as DR.. Franklin did when he was
in the beginning of the Gov
eminent. The circular says, it is to be
that there was ever any de-
parture in this respect from the example
Of DR.. Franklin" And it goes on and
lays down the rules about plain clothes
in most thorough dimocratic manner.
And the Union newspaper, 1 don't
know whether it's an organ or not, but it
puts on airs and speaks as though it was
talking by authority, and it says the
Administration is determined to eek
hibit the same progressive American
spirit in the clothing business, that it
does in its other foreign relations; and
that it is time to restore the strongly
marked republicanism of DR.. Franklin's
clothes. So, Major, your clothes is all
good enough now, and jest the right
sort. Only may be you better take
with you my long drab surtout and my
broad brim hat. perbans thev,d 1ook o L