The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-19
An Interesting Letter.
wAsnlsoroN, August ~, 1857.

/ WASHINGTON AuSuob -, iSSs
| MY DeAR BoB:-
returned here from my jaunt to Niagara, Mon
treal and Saratoga about week ago. had hrst
rate time of it, having fallen in and made one OF
marty of IA clever fellows and charming women.
kindn as you'd wish TO meet with. The girls were
full of life and fun, and we had jolly trip. We
were together two weeks : and must tell you,
entire nous, that find have lost something ana
suspect that blackeyed rogue of Kate stole 1t
at any rate intend to try if she will not give me
something in exchange.
You want TO know how ! am get ing on here !
Prime. | got promoted yesterday to $1,000
clerkship, Oh account of my efficiency, and, be-
tween our 1elves, my being iavorte with the head
of the Department AS to my efficiency, wont
say much about that the fact is, never did like
to work, and don't mean to do so if can help
it Kissing" they say, "goes by favor; !" yes,
and so does promotion, here. As.to boning down
TO my desk and working like dray horse, shant
do it; know u way worth ten of that. No, no,
Bob, let me alone for managing. I've got on the
blind side Of the Secretary, and mean to keep there
He is e eat Democrat; so am hates an old line
Wig; 80 do / but KaoW- Nothing is his abom.
inatiou, and there's one he loves 30 well as he
who hates and abuses these g yarmints" most
Now, this just suits me, and 80 as l visit his
family, never fail to let out upon the bloody
Know. NeI hings as bitterly as possibly can. BY
the way, they are getting it from Judge Crawford
now about right; hope he will send the rascals
TO the Pententary, every of them, for not less
than ten years We have wanted to get rid OF the
p L. - al fna lint
he has shown the right sort of pluck in these trals
and reckon will get his salary raised next winter
on account Off
There are some old Wings in the Departments
yet, but most Of them went for Buchanan, and all
pretended to do So and for that reason claim that
they ought to be kept i'll. | despse them, but
we eau put the work off upon their shoulders,
and make them do it, for they burst not re-
fuse nor complain; if they did, they know very well
they'd have to march by double quick time. 1t
does me good to hear them repudate their party
and profess to be Democrats; just as if we did not
know thenl-the hypocrites and traitors! Some
of them have been suspected of having been Rno,o-
Notjtinga, and where this is the case, they have
been required to hand in declaration in writing,
and in some instances to be to, that they are
not Know -Nothings and have utilization with
the dark lantern party. If they refuse to hand in
such declaration, off go their heads and their
bodies kicked into the cutters, where they may
rot for aught care. I tell you Bob, Mr.. Buchan-
ans administration do these matters up brown, and
are not afraid TO take the responsibility They
rlay charge US with being foreigners, and all that
who cares, we are carrying the elections every
where, which shows the people are with us.
My promotion to $1,000 place was very accep-
table, and didn't come any too soon, for / spent
so much money for the presidential election last
year, aud TO secure victory in State this
year, that was rather hard up. The next jump
will be TO m $500 place, and shall not be long
reaching that, if abuse of the Know-Nothings viii
win IL for hate them worse than snakes. The
head of our Department is the right sort of a man
heard him say myself that he felt it to be iii
b duty to manage the Department for the benefit Q.
I his PARTY, aud know he goes all lengths in tina
A way. That's the boy for me (; like man tina
/, will, rs they ased to say, go the whole hog TO
his party Why shouldn't he? What the d.
DO we fight for, il not for the spoils ?" and if W.
don't take the spois" when we whip our enemies
I see no u'c in spending time and money, sweating
: toing and lighting TO carry the day. Talk abou
patriotism aud the country, and all that sort o
stuff! Ny patriotism is the love of my party, ant
tie pickings and stealings, &C.; and as for thu
country, reckon she can take care Of herself
So you have my political creed in nut shell, and
don't believe in any other. Hang patriotism, liz
an obsolete idea, as Dan. Webster said Of the Bank
Yours, dear Bob, forever and day,
NED.