Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-11-06

the father of family You ought to be asham-
ed of yourself, so you ought."-and then she
bursted out crying for dearlife. That was en-
ough for me. have been very careful since
then of keeping at a safe distance from pretty
women, when my better half is about, and have
theieby prevented a fuss in the family What
queer, oxcitable and jealous minded creatures
these women are. never knew yet that
could bear TO see her husband kissed by ahother
woman, especially if she was good looking. But
still, Charley, they are glorious institutions after
all, and we couldn't get alo.1g well without
them.
Old Abe discourseth concerning tie affairs Of tie
State.
As you truly remarked in your letter to me,
we have fallen on gloomy days, and clouds md
darkness rest on the future of our count ry-
have waited patiently for the dawn during the
last six months, but yet it comes not. You and
I would both like to see the Union preserved,
but we know that this cannot be
complished, if the Government be administered
on the crazy and fanatical principles of the abo
lition party. They are continually talking about
emancipating the slaves instead Of preserving
the Union. They can talk about nothing but
the nigger. Their motto is, up with Cufee,
and down with the poor white laboring nam
and confound them, they are continually endeav-
oring to bully me and control my administra
tration. asked old Horace Greely the other day
what would follow the carrying ont ofhis scheme
for liberating all all the slaves in the Southern
States. I wanted to know if it would not
result in few months, in filling all the North
p-y nj Tba Of
in Egypt would be nothing to this swarm of mig
gers in Pennsylvania. And Horace said l, do
you think the people Of the Northern States
would stand that? Horace made direct
ply, but still kept talking about emancipation,
and all mankind being created free and equal
| Horace, resumed, that is logging the question
! You know or at least ought to know, that if we
would save the Union, must instead Of be
coming more sectional, become more national
| and conservative. This must be Il war for the
! Union, and not an abolition war. Horace you
are very hard on the Democrats. but If it hadn't
| been for them, my administration would have
! long since been in a split stick You abolition
! lists are mighty good at getting up a fight, but
very poor hands at fighting it out. when it has
once commenced in earnest. have a good mind
! to join the Democracy forthwith, and let your
sectional one idea faction 90 to thunder.-That's
what l said to old Greely. He walked off look
ing as savage as Il meat axe, and since then he
has been pitching into me almost constantly.
through the columns ofnis paper. the New York
Tribune; verify believe he's the meanest skunk
living.
John C. Fremont gire!E Old AJe ard hjs CuJiael
Jessie.
John c. Fremont and Jessie his wife, have an
royed me not little recently. Of course you arc
fully posted, with regard to my difficulties with
him. The truth Of the matter is, John Is
naughty, arrogant, selfish and ambitious and
wants to be the next President. And therein
Charley, consisteth, the whole difficulty-ther,
are too many aspirants, Bill Seward wants to b
my successor, 50 does Simon Cameron, So doe.
Joe Holt, so does at least a dozen Of other grea
men could name, and my wife, who thinks I'u
the greatest man living, wan IS me % be my OWL
successor. She is very sensible woman, but
am very much afraid the people viii not feel dis
posed to ratify her choice in 1864 When John
c. got himself comfortably located away out il
Missouri, he thought he had the ball at his owl
. foot, aud in order to make his calling and elec.
t ton sure, issued his celebrated emancipation
Proclamation. OF course his objec; was to Iende
himself popular with the Abolitionists, in all O
which he succeeded admirably. However, as
was clearly unlawful and unconstitutional, I too
occasion to vet0 it forthwith. In the meantime l.
/ had got in:o difficulty with Frank Blair.and i'm
prisOned him, had to interfere in behalf of Blai
D and order his release This aroused and alarrne
John c. and he Immediately sent on Jessie hi
e wife to arrange matters with me. As soon as sh
arrived in this city, she addressed me note, re
o questing a copy of certain papers in nv possess
u ion, which didn't answer. IL a few DAYS sh
t sent me very spunky letter, which answers
n IN an equally spunky manner. She then demar
It ded an interview with me, in the presence Of m
: Cabinet, favor which Seward said. could n
?, how in pOlteness be refused to the lady and sl
: was accordingly admitted. She commenced b
q stating who she had been, who she was Just ther
and what she wanted. She wanted the emanc
patton Proclama.ion-declared all right, my re
l to the contrary notwithstanding. She wante
d her husband to be allowed the right 10 kee
Q Frank Blair in prison as long as he pleased. an
n to spend much public money in enriching h
+ favorites, suited his purpose. L at once tol
her. that so far from granting all Of these modes
Y requests, could not even grant any one of then
{, Charley, did you ever hear an angry woma
= scold2 If you didn't, then you can have no ide
10 of the volley of wrath and sarcasm, she poure
D out on my devoted head. She said her husbau
was patriot soldier and gentleman. an
IS that was nothing but an ignorant old rail spill
G ter; and that although I had told the Baltimo
J. Committee last spring, that 1 could run Il
o Mashane, she entertained serious doubts on tt