Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-12-27

The Felon Fathers Of the F. F. VS..

Washington, spoken dlsrespectfully OF Yam
KEGS, (thercby meaning all men living
north of Mason & Dixon's line, was an
swered in this wise. We speak of Ed
ward ". Johnston, a true gentleman. a
ripe scholar, brave man, and to the day
of his death loyal Unionist and true pa
triot, which is more than we can now say
Of his brother, whom we met in his COM
pany nineteen years ago. Edward W.
Johnston was, at different times, an asso-
ciate editor of the National Intelligencer,
the Richmond Wing. the Louisville Journal
and other papers whose present editors
will rather augment than diminish this eu-
logium. If living now he might be a trail
tor like his brother. IF so, be did not die
day too soon. Johnston was answered
thus:
eff were a Virgimian, or derived my
origin from any Southern State, I would
say nothing about Puritaps, or runaway
Irishmen or Dutchmen-knowing, as I do,
and as you do, that the staple of the white
Southern population is derived from the
sweepings of the jails and hulks of Great
Britain that the transported thieves and
harlots of London, the horse-t thieves and
highway robbers of London, and the in
corrigible caterans and cattle-stealers of
Scotland, furnished to your chivalry their
BLACKBOARD ancestry. You know why
Capt. James Cook was sent out on his
second voyage. 1t was because the out
break Of the war Of the American Revolu-
ton compelled the British to seek some
other Cioaca Marina wherein to vent the
filth of their kennel rakings-the drainage
of their sewers. Cook discovered Botany
Bay and thther afterward went those
who had previously furnished the popula-
ton of the Southern States And you
know, likewise, that not one transported
convict was ever sent North of Mason &
Dixons line. Talk Of the Pilgrim Faith
ers! Remember your Felon Fathers -
look into the rock whence ye were hewn,
and to the hole of the pit whence ye we're
digged.'"
Johnston lay bach in his chair and
laughed. He could not afford to quarrel
with the Yankee. He was historian enough
to know that the story was true. Said he,
in his peculiar, jocose, half Brummel tone,
(Which no one who once heard will ever
forget J "Whenever I hear Virginians
boasting of their ancient descent, am al
ways very careful to mention that I am
not member of one Of those rery old fam
lies"
He and his antagonist were true friends
and correspondents for years afterwards,
"till death did them part
Washington, Dec. 19-Cap5 Geo, Cook
has arrived here from Boston with des-
patches from the American Minister at
London to Secretary Seward. The con-
tents of the dispatches brought hither by
the Queens Messenger to Lord Lyons,
had not been communicated to our Gov
eminent up to one o'clock this afternoon.
st. Louis, Mo, Dec. 17.-Correspon.
dence of the St. Louis Democrat, dated
Upton, 16te, says that on the previous
day orders wore received here for all the
forces at this post to cold themselves in
sn READINGS to march at moments notice.
At the same time. Gen. Pope command
ing the department Of Central Missouri, at
the head ofnearly all the troops in winter
quarters at Otterville, marched westward
towards Warrensburg for the purpose, as
is generally believed here, of cutting off
Price, whom our scouts reported making
forced marches to reach Generals Rains
and Stein, now in the entertainments, at
Lexington. Everybody is on the quivive
for startling and good news, as universal
confidence is felt in the ability of Gen.
Pope and his army.
The Captain of the steamer Illinois,
just in form Beaufort, says that all the
islands adjacent to Port Royal are occupied
by our troops, and immense quantities of
cotton are being gathered and brought in
by our soldiers, amounting in value to
$2,OoO,OoO. This is certainly good
news.
The Troy Times says the Harmony
Mills at Cohoes have resumed operations
on three quarter time running 200 spin
dies cut of 1000 The company has just
received 100 bales of cotton from Hayti
S which will enable them to continue run.
ming through the winter, Southern cot
ton is no longer King.
] Lieutenant Gen. Scott arrived il
Havre on the 2 lst ult. On the following
! morning, the American ship captains waited
upon him in a body, to shake the veteran
by the hand. The General acknowledged
the compliment in fitting terme,
Brig. General Polk, of the rebel army