Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22
IEor the Washington 1slegraph.l
cuRONIC ES-Chapter III.

,-.,, while Elias and Simeon We're consulting
No" 1hor tbev both considered in their hearts that
neonIe were easily persuaded; and that 1T
the Ia we'll for them. could they induce the
Wouia n make them both, lords over the people.
peGPa.tI were agreed But Simeon said. are not
anu anu 1ao6e democrats, and will not they strive
WC - ms and seek cur overthrow Ii We should
aoi sth;s thing? and Elias said nay. Are not the
uO .li easily persuaded is it not so! and Simeon
peoPle firth il is SO; but could not at The first,
saiu, .,earlv. how the humbug was to be perfected;
sec sec ibon art wiser than thy fellows and dost
sorv ies fnIl well. We have already fully persuad
M NJ tba neople that we are democrats, and it is
Gu Toor I tbev will believe all we say. Again Sim
cIs"'s n ssnoEe and said; hast thou considered oh
poacefL that the charter is for many long years:
.L.+ # piyes us, the company. monopoly, and
oIIovs ms. to dispose of immense sums OF money,
~ 70 ne shall seem best. That we have already
as a. boId Of and secured the moneys given to the
sat;as which we and the strangers are spend
.o . We will bring interest enough to bear upon
~ ~ T eoisatrre to make them believe, we alone
NV 4boir friends and all else are enemies. and can
@' not convince the council of the nation that
W. W. conditions requiring the Swamp Lands to be
tu. J in certain manner. shall be repealed, and
soIshed. so that the millions of rich acres called
Su,amp lands, shall be at once given to us, and
~, friends and unto our children and our
b;drens children? and it is true oh Peaceful, as
bn hast said it is u.s. and our families, that will
NV tlpI ba fat things of the land and be in truth the
erI ea.I lords thereof And the countenance of the
Paacefpl was radiant with delight, and he spoke
dnI said who would be democrat if he did not
rrosnpr thereby. So it was agreed that the whole
ssmiIv of the Peaceful as well those who print
nosnapers. as those who sit in the councils of the
ns+iob. should with one accord advocate any
measure. which looked to the upbulding of the
family. and their being strengthened in the land.
Bnt when Columbus the lame, and William the
III had heard these latter sayings, they lifted up
4bair voices and said hear oh ye people. aud give
oar INTO our voice. Do ye not see how that Elias
and Simeon and the family are bent upon the en-
sI,yenlent of the people and that they would have
ibe multtudes to be hewers of wood and drawers
of water! and have ye not considered how that
tbe mail stages and the steam boats which carry
fbe mails are made to run past the very doors of
tl,e members of the family, so that after ALL the
convenience and well being of all the people are
subordinated to the wishes of the familye And
tbe people heard these things ard wondered with
great wonder But about these days Elias called
with loud voice unto Simeon and said, Simeon,
where art thou2 and Simeon answered and said
here am |, oh Peaceful; what would thou have
me to do? and Peaceful said, thou art cunning
with the pen; and art industrious; and dost read
the periodicals, and dost take the ideas of other
people with wonderful fidelity and if per adven-
ture Columbus the lame, or any other person
should catch you appropriating the words of other
people, have we not press Simeon; in which we
can say unto the good people that Columbus is
not good democrat, that he secretly favored the
election of Bryan even of Smithson, when | de-
sired to be Governor2 is it not so? and Simeon
said it is even So And again Peaceful Spake
and said go Simeon, and get thy ink-horn in or
der and use the press, even the True Democrat,
ny servant with the bow legs shall assist thee
tits who would do it. but time does not serve.
must speculate in Scrip, and find out the origin
ator of the story of my walking the streets of the
capital city at night, which you Simeon know is
not true. And Joseph the red, spake unto the
people that they had better look to their means;
lest the ways of Peaceful and Simeon with the
help of the Strangers should destroy them. But the
people said how shall We do any thing except o''r
legislature be called. The people can act only in
lawful way So Simeon and Peaceful! laughed
ont right and said, who would hold office if not
for profit we have them by the hip; we will use
them, and we and our children shall lord it over
the land, and wax great. Howbeit the children
OF the Peaceful were not yet born, though he was
well stricken in years.