Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-03-01
Doestieks Hears from Damphooi.

Doesticks Hears from Damph0oI.
My mind is much relieved have heard
from Damphool- from the original Dalnphool,
Of whom have for some time past lost trael.
GaVe had my fears that he had been elected
President, AMI was the individual who had been
boss Of the country at Washington under the
aame of james Buchanan Jamos has done %
many things to warrant the belief that he IA nv
old friend ander an assumed name, that I oftep
tremblea in my editorial boots at the toonpht
that had been instrumental in bringing hign
before the people. I cannot say that Jsmeg
himself has done so much Of anything 10 relieve
himself from suspicion. but have bad heavy
load taken from my mind By the receipt Of 4
document which sets the whole matter at re...
James Buchanan is not Dampaool, that Is, not
the Damphoo; he has, have no doubt, been
nearly related to the family, qnd doubtless
could "read his title clear back to the great
prosecutor Of all Damphools, gentlemen os
the name, ! think, OF Adam, who lived ia tie
town Of Paradise, coanty and State to the depe-
nent unknown
But The great Dampbool il IN Charleston,
South Carolina. He is soldier there, be Is
serving in tue trenches, or the batteries, or
whatever other place South Carolina puts her
chosen sons. He bas many relatives there, 10
fact believe that every man iu South Carolina
is connected with tho Damphool family by blood
or marriage. However, | will let the lelt4r Of
my frlead tell his story;
tsCHAELEsfoH Jan. 90, 1861.
"aIY DEAR OLD DoRsTI0as:- Did yon think
,-o, nsa s.aa 4A,90i 4 fas.,.J 10
Had you any wild idea that was gone where
elory waits mel | don't suppose you'd haso
fretted much about il, for there are plenty of
us left. The Dampbools are veil represented
in the country; no danger that the race viii
speedily become extinct. But heYs | an, SET
wing South Caroliaa getting sa f44sasat
my old Uncle Samuel, or any other man. South
Carolina 10 all right; South Carolina can whip
Uncle Sam; she ISN'T afraid to try England aia-
gle handed; in fact, there il no doubt that, il
Sue thought proper, she could manage Russia
with her artillery, aud fax out Austria with
her dragons, at the same time that her infau-
try we're giving France and England co-part-
nersbip drnheing
GAS for you Norfherners, why, you don't
know what we intend to do; hnt I've no o5ieo>
zion to telling you SO much of Nour plans as will
give you slight insight into cur Intentions
After We have taken possession Of Washington.
aud buried the batch Of Wide Awakes wo Shall
have to slaughter there, then We shali step along
to Baltimore and Phaadeiphia, and take those
little places. When we have buruod this pile
of Wide Awakes and Republicans that we shall
kill there, we shall run TO Aew York and help
ourselves to some E8eetmeats
''We shan't burn much or the town, as
good many of us think Of remaining there and
making it our residence during the yellow fever
season at the South. Piekens has promised me
my choice of mansions ID Fifth avenue, in con-
sideratlon of certain services | have rendered
H;ckens asked my advice about how to dispose
of the Wide Awakes we shall have 20 put TO
sleep and the Republicans we will have to kill.
Pickens has resolved II make pretty clean work
With all you Northeruers. We shall kll about
40 900 men tho 6rst day; and ss oar men will
most likely be tired out With their DAVIS busi-
ness, they won't want TO go to work 10 bury
you all, aud I'm afraid tdat 10 burn such
large pile Of you would mako the air unpleasant
to the ladies, So / proposed to Pickeos to
have lot of ships ready, pile our dead ene-
nies aboard, take them out about twenty-five
miles to sea, and sink them. Dickens liked the
notion; and, in return for my ingenious propo-
sal, he has promised me the choice Of houses !
in she city. | haven't exactly decided about it
yet: but l shall do 80 tonight Most of our
other fellows have already selected their houses,
and Plckeus's private secretaries are making
out the deeds.
There is a coed deal of gambling done
among the chaps for these fine pieces of eligible
property. know ene fellow-Bapln ty name
who had deed Of the house built By Sarsa-
parilla Townsend, On the Fifth avenue; he was !
playing poker last night; it was big game; all
the fellows were rich, aud things were lively.
The game not exciting. Baplin had three
kings and pair Of aces, be got wild, aud Of
fered to bet anything aud everything; one of
the table, to whom pickens had apportionedthe
PennIman property on Madison Square, put
that property up; Squlggs bet Tifany's estnb-
lishment; Jenker anEed the Astor House. This
was just what Bapiin wantea be had BEEN
iucky tha day before, and Gaa pocket full OF
New fork deeds, so he went in strong: he bet !
she Custom House aud eight Gne residences in |
Vest Fourteenth street better; 5onkar came TO I,
tune, and put up Bali & Blacks iewelry corl-
cefn1 and three wholesale dry goods houses in |
Warren street; Sqniggs matched il With Stuart's
steam candy establishment, the Herald ofice, |
and couple OF schooners, then he went tho |
-. Nicholas hotel better. Bapilo came up !
with Gunther's great tur house, aud four large |
jewelry concerns 10 Maiden Lane; Jeuker re-
Piled with the Atlantic dock property spd the |
Third avenue railroad, aud wanted 10 90 Tyng's |
church, the Chemical Bank and the Union I
ferry better, but here Baplin said he was broke,
aud dcmaDdad sight for his pile. He had il,
and that's oil the good il did him. His kings |