The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-08-17

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there was pretty likely to be a muss if
'twant seen to and knew 'twould be a
good cool place in this hot summer
weather, so l scullcd off, | went all
along the coast, and boarded the fisher
men, and talked with the shippers, and
give em good advice. I'm sorry to say
their backs is up pretty round. They
swear they'll never stan that straight
line 4" from headland to headland no
way you can fix it. They say the cod
fish and the mackerel are good deal
thicker inside the line than they arc out,
and they are bound to go where there's
the best fishin, let who will stan in the
way Wal, Gineral, since most all our
politicians and office-seckers is doing the
same thing and setting of 'em the same
example, l couldn't find it in my heart
to blame 'em much for who is there
among 'em all, politicians and Office
seekers, that stans much about any
straight line from hcadland to headland
when they think there's any better fishing
t'othcr side of it
Howsoever. I guess you may calculate
the fishermen will remain quiet this
summer if they are allowed to fish where
they are mind to, and the British YES
sells don't crowd em too hard. But if
they do, you must look out for regular
row thatll stir the whole camp of Young
America, / got home last week, aud
have been overhauling the newspapers
and having talks with Uucle Joshua.
and larning how things is Citing 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 Ad-
ministration is getting on so swimmingly,
and that you have got sich fust-rate
Cabinet round you / like Mr.. Marcy
better and better he's sich prudent
ihan and a fust-rate Dmocrat. | al
ways heard he was prudent and savin,
and wasn't ashamed to have his clothes
mendcd as long as they were decent, be-
fore he would go into any extravaganza
to get new ones. And Pm right glad
he's agoiDg to set sich a good example to
the country by making our foreign Min
isters and consuls follow his prudent
ways His circular Of the first of june
has been worth hundred dollars to me
right of, to begin with. When got
home I says to Uncle Joshua, says /,
" Uncle. l want you to lend me hun
dred dollars, and III give you an order
on the President for it to take it out of
my salary for I'm going to take cir
cular tower to Europe with my commits
sion of Minister Gineral, to see that
England and France puts stop to that
Russian war, and I've got to get bran
new rig for court dress"
Uncle Joshua laughed and says he.
"Major, you can save yourself all that
trouble and expense. / guess you haint
seen Mr.. Marcy's circular. Our foreign
Ministers and Consuls now have all got
to wear the plaincst homcspun clothes,
Jest as Dr. Franklin did when he was a
Minister in the beginning Of the Govern
mcnt. The circular says it is to be
regretted that there was ever any de-
parture in this respect from the exam
pie of DR.. Franklin And it goes on
and lays down the rules about plain
clothes in most thorough dimocratic
manner. And the Union newspaper, |
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 ex-
hibit the same progressive American
spirit in the clothing business that it
does in its other foreign relations ; and
that lit is time to restore the strongly
marked republcanism of DR.. Franklin's
clothes So, Major, your clothes is all
good enough now, aud jest the right
sort.-Only may be you better take
with yon my long drab surtout and my
broad .brim hat, for perhaps they'd look
little more like DR.. Franklin than
yourn does" And then cousin Nabby
spoke up, and says she, Yes, cousin
Jack, and I've got half dozen pair of
blue wooden stockins already knit for
you SO you'll be all fixed up nice and
warm."
Wal, now, Giueral I feel great deal
relieved about this dress busndks it
will save so much expense, and, besides,
| shant feel afraid now to 60 to any
royal Court in Europe, ana face the
finest on 'em. The fact is, Ginerai, since
Mr. Marcy's circular has set me to
thinkin on this matter of drcssin for our
Ministers, | don't know but it would be
more dimocratic and American TO 90 a
step beyond DIR. Franklin, and to take
the real aborigin style. There amt to
my mind nothin more becomin than a
buffalo robe or a handsom blanket, with
the fine worked Indian leggins aud moe
casins and then an American Minister
would be knowed every where as soon as
he was seed. They might paint or not
as they pleased, but it would be real
American, and beat the Turks in pictur-
, eskuess--and besides look Roman like
too.-Giye my respects to MIR. Marcy
and hint this Indian notion to him.
am sure it would take like wild.6rc.
, And, Gineral, yoave got another real
whalcr in your Cabinet, and that is
Gincrol Gushing. 1t seems to inc i
!. that man lives, he's agoin to outstriI
0 Gineral Jackson. l had no idea ther'
4 was so much grit in him till he mad'
|. that speech t'other day at Newark, II
4 the Jarsies. Since I've read that spsecl
! | feel all over like an old Roman. l
O seems as il | can sec our country march
q ing right up to the very tip-top Of th'
: worlds mountain and kicking all tn
I rest Of the nations down to the bottom
i of the heap That old Greke, that folk