Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-31

| If you don't want the help of the Two Pollies
there's enough that does; and if you don't give
her clear passport out and in, she be off pref
/ ty quick where she can find better friends"
Why, my dear Major said the President,
and the tears almost come into his eyes; "My
dear Major, says he, you misunderstood me
entirely. You and the Two PoIIies hay'nt got
better fiendin theyorld than am. The fact
Is, I've been very much tried ever since that 0s-
tend Congress business Itnade good deal of
hard feeling in my Cabinet, and as things work
ed we was obliged to come out agin it And
then We had to make. a show of sticking up very
strong for the neutrality laws; and that's why
ne seizedsso many vessels, But you needn't
give yourself the least unessincss about the
Two Polliss. pledge you the honor of the
Executive that she shant be touched, And,
besides, I'm in good deal Of trouble now all
round aud want you and the Two Pollies to
who will -
| Agreed, says huff sed; that's talking
right up to the mark. Give us your hand, Gin.
eral; IN stick by you close as / did to my old
friend GiReral jackson. Now, what do you
want me to do:''
We'll, Major, says he, I've gotta good many
ticklish jobs on hand that don't hardly know
what to do with, nor which to take hold on first
You know there's Democratic Convention 10
the next term. Here the President got up and
locked the door, and sot close to me and talked
low The main question is how to bring things
to bear on that Convention SO as to make the
nomination go right. Marcy wants 1t, and Wise
wants it, and Dickinson wants it, and perhaps
Csss too, though he says he don't, and don't
know how many others, all good Democrats you
know; but we can't all have it; so you see I've
got hard team to pull against. As for Dou-
gias, lthink he'll go for me If I'll go for him aE
forwards. The Cabinet and have been gettin'
things ready before the nomination to give the
Administration the credit of being the smartest
and spunkiest Administration we ever had We
want, if possible, to go little ahead of Jackson
| You know we've already blowed Graytown to
atoms. We've struck a heavy blow to knock off
the Danish Sound dues, and shall be ready for a
| splendid rumpus there in the spring We've
got rorsin' arthquake kindling up between us
and England, which will be Jest the thingsif we
can touch it of at the right time. But you
know these things sometimes take fire too soon
and do mischief to both sides. Ifeel little on
easy about this, and wish that stupid Congress
would get organized, SO as to take part of the
responsibility. Then we've got quarrel brew
in, too, with Col Walker, out in Nicaraga, and
have refused to receive Col. French as his Minis
ter. If Walker resents it as national insultwe
arc ready for him. We shan't give back hair.
Now, Major, what do you think of the chances
for my nomination.
wal, Gineral," says I, 81 think if you man.
age right you'll get it I'll do what can for
you, any how tt,s-zF
! The Gineral shook my hand. and got up and
walked the floor. Says he, The greatest diff
Guilty now IS with this COMPOUNDED, Stif.necked
| stupid Congress- They won't organize that is,
the House won't-and they seemed determined
to throw damper on the Administration some
how, or other. Here they've been foolin away
their time six weeks and Iettin the whole coun-
try hang by the eye-ids-war and all I had TO
keep my message on hand asmonth and let it al
most spite jest because the House wasn't organi-
zed. Atlast happened to think it was good
chance for me to take the responsibility So
! let drive, and fred my message right in among
EN-. Some WAS quite Hrathy: but didn't care
for that. meant to let 'em know l d show EN-
a touch of old Hickory if they didn't MUD how
they carried SAIL Buthere It's now goin on two
months, and everything is at dead stand be-
cause the House won't choose Speaker. We
cant have any certainty ofgetttng enough money
to keep the Government agoin till we get a
Speaker, and all our plans is in danger of being
knocked in the head. Now, MajoraI wish YOU
would shy round among the Members day or
two and see ifyou can't bring matters to pint
| | don't much care who'is Speaker, if they'll only
organize"
/ So Invent round among the members two or
three days and did my best. found ,enl al
very siR; and the lobby members were stifiestof
dent agfn, and says he We'll Major how does
bitstant now Does things look any moreen-
couraging!h ee
ga little grain says I, shut not much"
We'll, how is itsP says he.
Says ], Sit is Banks los, Richardson 20, Full
Ter 81 Pennington ., scattering g." 80
But that's the same old tune says he; 'jest
the same that's been for the last six weeks
Nc says ], "you mistake. Don't you see
the-scattering has felloff one2. Isn't that Ice
tie encouraging"
The President looked disappointed. Said he,
that's very small straw for q drownin man to
catch at. But how do they talk? Do they grow
any more pliablesr
well; the Fuller men seemed to be the most
pfabe,," says J., 'of any of 'em. They said they
was perfectly willing and ready to organize at
any time, and the only difficulty was the Banks
men and the Richardson men standing out so
stubborn
What do our true Democratic friends, the
Richardson men, say?" said the President.
Says |, ''They say they II stand there and fight
till the crack O doom before they'll allow the
Black Republicans to get the upper hand"
"Vell, that's good spunk;:" said the President;
"but the worst oft is, this business will crack
my Administration sometime before the crack o
uOOAls NSlY INV tGIle Is
there any hope from that quartersn
They say they are in no hurry" says L.
''They had as leave vote as do any thing else
They've got money enough and can stand it, and
they'll stick where they are till they starve the
Administration OUT ~
The President jumped up, and must say he
looked more like Old Hickory than ever see
him before. Says he, 'saIajor Downing, this will
never do; we must have Speaker, BY hook OF
by crook. Can't you contrive to bring this bust
ness aboutsp ~
"Wel," says 1, there is one way think the
business may be done; and don't know but its
last chance; and that is, for me to go and bring
the Two Pollies round here, and bring her guns
to bear on the Capitol Then send in word and
give 'emone hour to organize Ii they don't do
it, then batter the house down about their ears,
or march in the Downingville melitia and drive
EN- ont as old Cromwell did the Rump Parli-
mentl'
The President stood minute in deep study.
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