Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-22
PHILADELPHIA. Oct, IL.

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time from Pennsylvania soon after the Qua
kers had voted, as follows:
PHILADELPHIA Oct, II, 1860.
DEAR STEPHEN II am here a-visiting I
got here last Monday. The long jaunt made
my old rumatics ache, but I soon got over it.
But I've had a dreadful bad headache and it
seemed as if my head would split open. It's
some better to-day. had to have the doc
tor. He says noise and excitement brought
it on. This is an awful noisy place consider
ing so many Quakers live here. It's worse
than Portland, if anything. thought if l
got here l should get out of the way of poll
ties, there is so many Quakers here-but
stead of that got right into EN-. They are
hotter here than they are up in Vermont and
Maine. I've jumped out of the frying pan
into the fire, this time. thought it would
be still here, kind of like Quaker meeting
when the spirit don't move; did t know the
spirit moved all the time, as it has since I've
been here--Ifs such an awful noisy spirit,
do wish it would stop till 1 get better of my
headache. They had an election here day
before yesterday; seems to me there's no end
to elections this year. The Black Republi-
cans, as they call 'em, behave here exactly as
T. ey did in Maine and Vermont, only worse.
They act like all possessed. They are SO
'celed up they don't know what to do first,
nd they hooray and shout and laugh and
;Jrchlight and make all sorts of fuss altOgeth-
tr. The Democrats are as sober as deacOns;
} DO like these sober, and steady Democrats.
They don't make an old lGdy's headache with
their noise.
inquired of the doctor what the rumpus
was about, and he looked sort Of smiling and
sid the Quakers had voted and the curtin
was lifted. l didn't understand him, and so
asked MIN what ne meant about lifting the
curtin, and he smiled a little palmer and told
me that the Republicans had elected a man
by the name of Curtin TO the Governors
chair. He seemed to be a good deal tickled
about it, and said something about a smart
lift of thirty thousand majority, or something
of that sort. He's good doctor, but guess
he's black Republican. He'sa Quaker any
way They're a yelling here all the time
about the little sucker, and squatter pop, and
fooshun, or something of that sort till am
most crazy You wont catch me 'mOngst
the Qual5ers again when the spirit moves.
AlOel GNGAJ DOnF GNGLlc " lnllAh NOu Gtu L
be President this time, cause the Quakers
have voted so, and if l didn't think you had
got so set on it, Stephen, l shouldn't care if
you never was. The doctor says it's an aw-
ful hard place to put man in. He says that
Mr.. Buchanan has tried it and is coming
home soon, a used up man, though he went
away as smart an old bachelor as ever you
see. The doctor says old rye won't save HIM
now. l suppose the doctor means that he is
at the poiut of death, and medicine won't
reach his case. What do you think youcould
do being President with your throat, stomach
and bowels all out of order as you know they
are2 And then you know you have the gout
and neurology a good deal. You wouldn't
live out half your days, Stephen, if you was
President. l am afraid old rye wouldn't
save you more than Mr.. Buchanan. Don't
get all wrought up about being President
its vanity. / wouldn't bother about that
squatter thing you are at. | don't blame you
a bit for not trying to explain it to me in a
| letter, for I am an old lady and shouldn't un-
derstandit, if you've made hundred Speeches
about it and can't make folks understand it
yet, as you say. I don't care what this
squatter thing is, if it isn't the evil one, and
you say it isn't.
You've got home to nlinoy, and why don't
you stay there and rest? If you would only
do it would come, old as am, and see you,
only let me know when they don't have an
election, went you2 The new graye-stones
are up for your father, you must see 'em next
summer. I've wrote good deal more than
! meant to and my head swapping all the
time. Write soon. -'H.a .-t
YoUR ANXIOUS MOTHER.