The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-03-13


M-sex Fclio,os-7 TIE Preside,tiGi Reception
-" Uow about the Squash"
WAsHIx .IoS, March !, 1861.
NEssEs. EDIroKs I've been some DAYS in
Washington, my first visit to the Capital have
arrived he'e at the present jurcture. Tn not a
man to shrink from public duties, not By &c
means, winch it is my purpose, here, now. Tn
! come American citizen, ready TO serve the
republic which wants goo and reliable men u
every place in the gift of Mr.. Liucoln partcu.
| larly ia the Post Offices; those located, mean
as ours ia Pokeville.
! Yog know NV services TO the cause Of Free
dom, and the Union Of States who can sever.
as Daniel WeSser said in lis Seventh OF March
speech My own private business, which, To be
sure, aiDt been much since the crisis Oi lSJ!
| swept over Pokeville, l count nOihinS along
side Of duty and the cause. Not a meeting OF
the upaign didn't attend in our precinot and
| at several If not more, il l made no speeches,
did make uotons ard call points of order, Lot
| To mention being on the reception committee al
the pole raising, when was out more than three
dollars and fifty cents. clear cash advanced.
! Those things | count as nothing, including
| cost of two Wide-Awsae uniforms, three dollars
more for mys.lf and son Jrdeiiah, a dead loss
now a. Jed edah nor NV self can wear about iOwn,
| even il, a rain storm, oil cloth cape With al.
| eye painted ON back ami IL. !.t;efs Poke
vile Wide AwaKcs--E Plur.hus Unun, on tn.
bac&, to say noihlng " two capes OF a rdicl .ou
| pattern, If must say it. Taking IL ali in all,
don't see bet what a very pretty sum migat be
| figured up, If my purpose was mere nlc. cenagy
show, w.ch, Thank the Lord, il is not
| Nv wife, saws she TO me- iher father was jas.
tice Of the Peace in New York ate nigh Oh
forty years. more or le>.. which it have given
her soue knowledge o. pa lie hfe:) says She,
| You have served well and deserve vel Of the
paIty, you aud Jededah. which are OF one
| h0ushoid a. d the least THAI you should think
/ is the Post Office" "Or q lighthouse" say ;
Jei.diah" "You be blowed," .a,- l.
| Saws she "rm serious" SAYS ), dediah, "On-
| " fourteen miles To Bear Crik, AM lie tor the
| family the year round, that's u consideration -
You zee its OILY that iar t. the nearest point on
| the lake, and JedeGiah he was reckoning, as he
/ told me, Oh riding up after tea every night 20
trim AID light the lamp wiih little jug 10 bring
home the lie tor family use, the usual peIquis-
/ ite.
/ Saws |. "rot the light house on Bear erik,
] but the Post Office tor me" You | aiut
/ calculated for the marine service. aud IL might
| be iichlisi To make mistake and get lot oi
Schooner. on shore some stormy night by some
little bunder ia signals, which loss would haunt
NE to INV grave. Besides, not to be hogsish,
| there's brother Jerubabel in my mi4d the
| whole time.
"Suppose get the Post Office, and then use
my il 1uence. being near the department OF State
| for him"
"All right" says wife.
Says |, ''By the living jingo III do it,"
SAYS nv vile. :" Such language isn't becoming.
| Mr.. Lincoln will be very careful about MS APP
J poin,ees, and don't think swearing men Will SCI.
DC chance"
| Not to be prolix.
| started out that very morning. The school.
mas er, who WAS boarding with me, was 20 draw
up a petition. He used several sheets of paper
before he did it just right.
SAYS he, Mr. Wihkus, this is a solemn
| documentary proceeding. Remember you are
add, essing President OF the United States"
| says |, that's true, but hOws0mcver, don't
| thi.k il heed 10 commence In tie name o. God,
| Amen,' which | take il belongs 10 Wills and mort
cages, and such solclnnities ot that kind
! SAYS he, perhaps that is so" and he took .
fresh sheet of paper. Well, in due tine 1t was
fni-hed, and copied cut fair. IL set forth about
| right, my SERVICES 10 the cause, not aiiudins 10
nv pecunia,y expences, which it is not of my
| procure signatures. Some how Or other several
| 1 had calculated on didu't sign. Among them
| Squire Moses, who | counted On, sure.
Says Squire Moses, Il hike you WIkhs-but
don't sign DO papers tor that office least ways.
/ Mr.. Lincoln wants time to look about him and
select the light man :or every Office. He kaoH :
! Pokevlc Is true blue, and viii regard the APP
y, iltmeLt as very important, seein & e mails & r
skunk erik, Pugss Ltudin, Misery Hoil.r, and
Poodevilie, is all distributed here. He'll proba
by send down To inquire about il, and !! he asks
me about you, l Ion: speak evil o; no neigh
bor."
| have got my eyes opened now some pups
do it in days. Squire Moses is here il
Washington to-day as large as life. mith Il paper
of his own for Pokesvi- Pos. Office. Call you
this backing your friends, the school reader
says. Well, got good many signatures, sew
eIa in acjoii.ins towns, AL OF which having cor
respOudence 10 take care OF aud are Interested
in the Pokeyille Pos, Office
l sent the copy OF the paper to alr. Lincoln,
asking him 10 reply by the return mail, adding
in my letter, that should have enclosed postage
stamp but that make it rule never to lay 10
temptation bSf1re The Postoilce clerks, and three
Gents is three cents. | got 10 answer and wrote
again. Meantime | heard that Squire Moses.
Simon Squities, JethIo Smith, and Joshua Bli
kins were all getting up papers. This made me
nervous. say nothing against any OF tnese in
dividuas aforesaid, but personally invite
traSt between mysef and any 0: the Squatlles,
Smiths. Bikinses, 10 say ythiHg against Squire
Moses, VINO might have done well enough when
he was younger, bus took to drink.
wrote sryersl letters To Nc. Lincoln, marking
them Pers raj" "Prira:e" Only tor Wr
Is orn eye" on the wrapper, and finally my
wife Sen, one TO Mrs Lincoln wrapped up in i
bundle with the finest Marrow Squash you ever
saw. Still got no answer Not that blame
him being as he is persona. stranger 10 myself
and liAely busy.
resolved 10 come to Washington myself
Whatever is or,h doing, is worth doing well -
says to my wife, this was my argument; SAP
|, "theve will se many men wholly unfit whc
will go to Washington Office hunting, and good
men should go along" My wife hung about NY
neck, and SAID something about dis;ufoa i'm
pending. Says Victory or Pokeville Pos
Office" in the language of General Warren a.
he fell.
l wanted to bring nv wife. for she might have
some Influence with Mrs. Lincoln, but knew
from the Week. y Tribune, which take, that ex
change was ruIous, and was gold and ro
even chew oi tobacco 10 be bought ten mle;
east U. Pokeylile with Illinois money, of bica
after all. hadn't much, So Came alone
| made no stop On the way. The early brC
catches the veimcuier," a. Jedediah SAYS, and
was determined to be IN time. l arrived at Mr
Wizards public house the day before Mr. Lin
coin. l rsgst. red my name the book, spelliu:
il out strong in large lgrt.rs giving town all,
county in iuli, for postmsstess must be up all,
dressed in their handxrite and knowledge of pla
ces
Says TO a handsome young man a, the bar