The Evansville daily journal., 1856-02-05
Aboard the Schooner Tloo Pollies.
At Gaksr INSIDE Of Sandy Hook, Jan. 81, 1876.
CONCLUDED.

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"Well now, Gineral," says |, II want to
come right to the pint the first thing. Pve left
the Two Pollies at anker down to Sandy Hook,
and | want to know right up and down if she's
to be nabbed or not You know how tits, Gin
eral; you know we went out in good faith un-
der the orders of the Ostend Congress; and you
know the Home Government backed us up in
the beginning of it, but now you've turned
agin us, and | understand you've been seizing
and overhaul ng every vessel all along shore
that had its bowsprit pinted towards Cuba or
Central America; and | was told if the Two
Pollies went up to York, she'd be sarved the
same sass. Now, | want to know how we
stand, that's all. 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'll be off pretty quick where she can
find better friends"
why, my dear Major said the President,
and the tears almost came into his eyes; ''my
dear Major" says he, ''you misunderstood me
entirely. You and the Two Pollies hav'nt got
la better friend in the world than | am. The
fact is. TYe been very much tried ever since
tnat Ostend Congress business. 1t made good
deal of hard feeling in my Cabinet, and as
things worked we was obleeged 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 we seized so many vessels
But you needn't give yourself the least uneas-
ness about the Two Polies. | pledge you the
honor of the Executive that she shan't be
touched. And besides, I'm in good deal of
trouble now all round, and | want you and the
Two PoIlies to stick by me- for if you don't
don't know who will''
agreed says l. ''nuff SAID; that's talkingI
right up to the mark Give US your hand
GIneral; I'll stick by you close as dil by my
old friend, Gineral jackson. Now what do
you want me to do?'
"Well, Major,' says he, 'rve got 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 Con-
vention to meet at Cincinnati to make the NOM
nations for the next term (tiere the Presi- !
dent got up and locked the door, and set close
to me and talked low.) The main question
is, how to bring things to bear On that Conyen-
ton so as to make the nomination 90 right
Marcy wants it, and Wise wants it, and Dick
nson wants it, and perhaps Cass 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 1t; SO you see Iye got hard |
team to pull against. As for Douglas, think /
he'll go for me, if Pll go for him afterwards /
The Cabinet and have been tryin to get things
ready before the nomination, to give the Ad- .
ministration the credit of being the smartest
and spunkest Administration we ever had
We want if possible to go little ahead of
Jackson. You know we've already blowed
Greytown to atoms. We've struck heavy
blow to knock off the Danish Sound dues, and /
shall be ready for a splendid rumpus there in .
the spring. We've got rousin' arthquake
kIndling up between US and England, which
will be jest the thing if we can touch it off at
the right time. But you know these things
sometimes take fire too soon and do mischief
both sides. l feel a little Uneasy about this
and wish that stupid Congress would ever get
organized so as to take part of the response
bilty. Then we've got quarrel brewin', too |
with Colonel Walker, out there in Nicaragay,
and have refused to receive Col French as his
Minister. If Walker chooses to resent it as
a national insult, We are ready for him. We
shan't give back hair. Now, Major what do ,
you think off the chances for the nomination."
"Wal, Gineral,'' says /, II think if you
manage right you'll get it. I'll do what can
for you, anyhow"
The Gineral shook my hand, and got up and
walked the floor, Says he, 'the greatest diff /
Guilty now is with this confounded, still-necked /
stupid Congress. They won't organize-that
it, tie H,u c won't-and tley seem deter
mined to throw damper on the Administra-
ton somehow or other. Here they've been
foolin away their time six weeks and lettin
the whole country hang by the eye-lids-war
and all. had to keep my message on hand