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

1 couldn't account for this home difficulty and
sudden turn-about of the Home Department. nm
less they was afeared we should get the most of
the credit of taken Cuba; and may be /, or Mr..
Buchanan, or Mr.. Sooley, or Mr.. Mason, or Mr..
Sanders might get to be President by it. But
such athought never entered ma head, and can
pledge myselfthe same for all the rest We was
to work entirely for the country's good and moth
in else. And for the Home Department to get
jealous of us and turn sgin us in that way was
cruel and onlkind. 1t greives me every time
think of it for think ike the good DR.. Watts,
where he saysF
How PLEASANT Tia to sec
Brethren and friends agree.
sent dispatches to Gineral Pierce about it
more than three months ago, but never got any
answer. And finally T got tired holGin on out
there alone, and hearin all the time that the Home
Department kept stopping all the reinforcements
form coming out to help me; so Ihelm and hea-
ded-t Two Pollies for Downingville. When
we got along in the latitude of New York that
terrible 9th of January storm overlook US, and
We Just made out to weather the gale and get in
side of Sandy Hook and come to anker The pi-
lots came aboard and treated US very kind.
Them New York pilots are clever fellows
They brought us lots ofnewspapers, from which
l learnt what had been goin on for two months
past. When they see the DowningTille melitia
was aboard, and Sargent Joel at the head of EN-,
dressed up in his uniform, one of the pilots took
me one aside and whispered to me that he would
advise Inc as friend not to go up to New York.
for if we did the Two Pollies was gone goose.
How so:p says l; what do you mean:"
Il mean, says he, "that Mr.. Mex con. the Dis
trict Attorney, will nab her in less than no time
and condemn her for fillibustar vessel, and youth
all be put in prison and tried for yiolatin the nue.
traIlity laws
LET him do il" says l, "if he dares. We are
at work forthe government. Our cruise has all
been under the direction and advice of Com
gress. ! i.s.s .5i.s, ,sssisFIa.lsS
( stIf i remember right, y says SIS
WASH session when the Two Poflies sailed
for the West India station. How, then, could
you be under the direction of Congressp'
II mean the 0stend Congress- SAYS ], ttand
1t makes no difference which, ones us good as
'tother.'' -s5a
'"HEelI,n says he, you'll find it makes no diff
ference which when you get up to New York
The District Attorney is death on every vessel
that has the least smellof gunpowder, or has any
thing aboard that bears any likeness to a mus
ketA He has monSus keen scent for gunpow-
der; he often smells it aboard vessels where
there isn't bit nor grain, and it alF turns out to
be only biIge water..h
II that's the case, says l, Pllleaye the Two
Polhes at anker here, and I'll be off to Wash
ington and see how the land lays
SO lcalled up Captain Jumper, the sailing
master, and told him to keep things snug and
tight while was gone, and I told Sargent Joel
to take good care Of the men, and I'd Try if pos.
Sible to be back in fortnight
When ! got to Washington thought I would
jest run in a few minutes and see how Congress
wasgetting long first. / had let my beard grow
pretty long, and was dressedso different from
"a c-LI
body knowing me; so went=right in to the
Representatives. chamber and took seat in the
gallery. Business seemed to be going on brisk
and lively. A man was standing up in front
and reading of, and in q good loud voice, Banks
1o5, Richardson Is, Fuller 81, Pennington 8,
scattering !. Then went out and went into
the Senate. But there business seemed to be
very dull. I couldn't find out as any thing was
doing. Some was reading the newspapers, and
some was talking a little, and some was setting
as calm aud quiet as so many bears in their win
ter den with nothin' to do but suck their paws,
/ sson got tired of Ihisiand went back into the
House again, had but jest got seated in the
gallery, when the man in front got up and read
off again, Banks los, Richardson 20, Fuller 81 +,
Pennington 5, scattering4.
turned round and whispered to the man who
sot next to me, and, says l. .'rhats just the same
tune they had when was in;here half an hour
apO ~ gE-2ss ,stl-At Sf r IL r si5&8Eslt
Exactly" says he; .'they don't play but one
tune, and that hasnt no variations fsj
swell, what upon airth arethey doing2' says l.
"0h, they are choosing Speaker, says he
"Choosing aSpeaker!p says5I "Forgracious
sake, how long does it take 'em to do that2n
81 can't have the slightest idea how long,"
says he, They've beenat il, now about six
weeks and, # they continue TO gain as fast as
they have since they begun, guess it might
take 'en pretty near, from July to eternity
''If that's the case, says !, NJ clear out, for
4 canf wait so long as that So hurried out
and made tracks straight for the White House.
rung to the door, and thesergant let me in
told him wanted toseethe President Hes1d
very WELL the President was IN his private room
and would take my card 10 him. told him he
might go and tell Gen Pierce that an old friend
of his and fellow soldier in the Mexican war
wanted to see him. Presently he come back and
asked me to walk up. / found the President
alone, walking back and forth scrosS the room,
looking kind of rileGk Aad resQlute 1t made me
think Of Old Hickory when hesused to getshis
sdander up about Biddle's bank, and walk the
door al day and lay awake all uight plsnning
how he could upset it The GineEal knew me
as soon as went into the room, in spite of my
besrd, and shook hand with me and said he was
very glad to see me.
s 'SWell now, Giherala says ], .'Twantt come
right to the pint the first thing, I've left the
Two Pollies at anker down to Sandy Hook; and
i want to know right up and down if she's to
be nabbsd cr.not You know how lis, GinerSl;
you know we went out in good faith under the
orders of the Ostend Congress; AID you know
the Home Government backed US up IN the be-
Sinningof It, but now you've turned agin US,
and 1 understand you'y e been seiESng snd over
hauling every vessel all along shore that has q
hoWspr7t pinted towards Cubs or Central Ameri-
"a; and Twas tod that If che Tive P0llies vent
uD to New York she'd be. Saryei fine same sass