Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-04-18
From the Bqtler onion.
A New President,
BY RALPH CLUBBS.

Nature the water still runs down; the
trees stand upright; the smoke ascends the
birds, what few there are of them, sing
as usual; the fires burn brightly: indeed,
we can see no change in anything. But,
says one, " is there not change in political
policy T." "Trae, my friend, we did not
think of that. But what of fit?." Why"
returns he, we may have high old war;
aPerbaps not." we add. As We cannot
concur with our friend, we are Immediately
atruck with this very amiable truth-that
some people are exceedingly fond of war =
Aud civn war; But that is foreign to our
purpose.
We know, or at least the papers tell us,
that we have new Administration. This
brings up to our mind great many things.
And we are led to believe that being Presi-
Dent is not SO pleasant after all. Why, you
may ask any man who. has enough to eat,
and perhaps enough to drink, who has com.
Portable home, and happy freside, if be
would exchange conditions. He would, most
undoubtedly, answer in the negative; shat
is, after giving the subject careful consider
alton. A great many people, perhaps the
majority, upon first thought, think it a very
nice thing to be called great men to have
themselves recognized as the prime movers
of nations; to have themselves looked up to
as something very little below the Gcd; to
know that as they think, whole nations think;
to win sunny smiles from gay ladies'; to
mingle in the gorgeous dance, and be the
observed Of ali observers; to sit enthroned
in state, and when the command goes forth,
multitude of people bow 10 grand concert
of motion in fine, they think that to be
great should be tie brightest and most ea>
gerly to be desired summit of mans ambi-
ton. Well, all this win do to talk about;
but on solomon's authority, cell is vani-
ty."
Our new President is about to start from
his far western home. He finds difficult
passage to the train. The ways are all
thron ged; the depot crowded. Men, woman
children believing, and roaring, and yelling,
for farewell speech. President stands on
the platform; speaks. Then comes the cer-
emony of shaking hands-all kinds of hands
too. There are rough hands and smooth
hands hard hands and soft hands; big
hands and little hands. All kinds Of sha-
king! Some shake awfully and some shake
modestly. There are hard shakes, THAT is
pulling the shoulder out of place) and push
ing shakes, that is, putting it back to its
place sometimes only half way J up.
and down shakes down and-up shakes, and
shakes Then there are all kinds of grasps
wise grasps; kid-glOve grasps; and grasps
a Ia big turtle. Gets to his place in the cars
at last Draws off his oyereoat; seats him.
self; begins to look pleasant. Locomotive
whistles; come to another town great crowd
of people; loud noise )" "speech," speech )"
speaks; loud notss all ths tima Train
moves locomotive whistles; big crowd;
speech noise off again Another town;
crowd speech; noise; gets hoarss. On, on
hundreds of towns as many speeches; as
many crowds; and more noises Comes to
big city bells ringing; gas lights cleaning;
people yelling; children screaming; white
horses; rich garages; military men; fire.
men; all kinds of men, crowding, pushing
jaming streets blockaded; worry through
reaches hotel; speaks from balcony every>
body noisy; gets into the house; Office
seekers surround him hold him by the
hands, by the coat tails; by the nack tie
asking this, begging that, promising 'tother.
Gets weary; retires; can't sleep.
Gets up; goes through same programme
starts again on bis journey; speeches, more
speeches, interminable speeches; crowds,
more crowds. interminable crowds immense
jamming; excitable examining tremendous
noise Life threatened night time incoy!
and cheats death Reaches seat of governs
ment; goes to cabinet-making. Some peo-
pie are mad some in good humor; whole
States goingto smash the machine" or
smash something-and this is but small
hint of what it is to be President! We bs-
lieve We shan't run.