The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-12

1ETTBR FROM oRPRUs Q. KERR.
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The sudden and electrical visit Of Honest
Abe 70 West Point this week, my boy, rather
destroyed my presence OF mind, until lie occa-
sion was explained 10 me BY superanuated
Treasury clerk, - We contemplated together, =
couple Of email sugar plantations recently over
flowed 80 IS s5'sf7 sfssa sgete 3. 4 1:
"Tell me. my financial Antique nys I, eau.
tiously, ''why has the Honest Abe psragrinsted
q this peculiar crisis in the history Of our Dis.
tsaesed country" izu sgs
The ancient Treasury chap softly laid aside
his steaming spoon, and says he:i
'Itsa great secret, and ! just Nv reliable
because he can't end It out Our ok feet and
some inches of Honest President" says the
chap, calculatingly, MAS gone 70 visit General
Scott He has gone to zee General Scott. He
has gone to zee General Scott, says the ancient
Treasury chap slowly, ''for tho express purpose
Of telling him little story.
And such was really the case, my boy, as
have since learned from . Gentleman Of Emi.
hence, Who heard it from person Of Promi.
hence. As the story goes, Honest Abe and tie
aged veteran were discussing the best way to
strengthen the army of the Shenandoah Valley,
as they sat together in the hotel at West Point;
and the aged veteran was questioning how fresh
men could be sent thither when there were no
men, at present, to spare.
ooh. says the Honest Abe, placing his other
foot on the tsble also, ''there's always . way
when there's . will, neighbor. And that re.
minds me of small moral tale" says the Hon.
est Abe, turning his foot so that it would rest
more easily on the mantel.piece. 'There was an
old fellow out in Wisconsin who had just got all
his hay into the barn, when he discovered that
he hadn't 90 much Is . single pitchfork to toss
It into the lofts with! It was . bad fix, you
see," says the Honest Abe, steadying the chair
On which his right boot rested, "and would have
discouraged an ordinary man; but the old man
made up his mind to put up that hay into those
lofts if be had to take it up wisp BY wisp. Fl.
nally he hit upon plan. He had q little black
bull of moross temperament, and six little Of.
springs Of the tfowsers persuasion. So what
does he do" says the Honest Abe, crossing one
leg over the other % they projected out Of the
~indow-''so what does he do, but dress Ill his
little boys in their red Sunday breeches tie .
bundle Of hay - each ones arms, put them on
their knees In q row across the barn Aeo., and
then introduce tho little black bull. When that
little black bull saw the red brooches, says the
Honest Abe, kicking OF one boot 40 he placed
his foot on the generals shoulder-"when that
little black bull saw the red brooches, be caught
the first boy ON his knobbed horns and sent him
flying up into the loft where bio father was
waiting to receive him and his bundle Of hay
Then be served the next one in the same way
f. ~ ~ l.>> A~1A Ah>A ,,~I
from his rising sons, he sent them down again
by ladder, to get fresh bundles, and be tossed
again. For whole hour" says the Honest Abe,
elevating his other foot also to the back of the
sofa-''for q whole hour the air was full of red
breeched Offspring with bundles Of hay, and
then the last boy came up with the sweepings
So you see, general, there's always way to do
. thing when it's got to be did,"
And that's the little story, my boy, which our
Uncle Abe told to the aged veteran; 20 you may
feel perfectly comfortable about the strengthen.
ing Of Banks and Fremont in the Valley. Axt
yiam irue,.ians, ont taeian. j r-5
Speaking Of Congress; attended one of its
sittings the other day, my boy, and was deeply
our happy but distracted country.
The Honorable Speaker" (',e Crow occupied
the Chair.
Nj. Podgers Republican, Mass) desired to
know if the tax upon Young Tyson 10 not to be
moderated! Speaking for his constituents he
would Say, that the present rate was entitely too
high to suit any grocer
Mr.. fstaggers, conservative, Border State,)
wished 20 know whether this body intended to
legislate for white men or niggers? His friend,
the pusilanimous scoundrel from Massachusetts,,
chose to oppose the tax on Young Tyson be.
cause-to use bis own words-it would not ''suit
. negro, sir" IS
NJ. Podgers thought his friend from the Bor-
der State vas too hasty. The phrase he used
was "any grocer"
Mr.. Staggen withdrew his previous remark
We were fghting this war to secure the oonsti
tuition and the pursuit Of happiness to the mis-
guided South, and he accepted his friends spol.
ogy. -.
Mr. Higgins Democrat, New Jersey said that
he could not but notice that everything all the
Honorable gentleman had said during this ses.
sion wasss fatal heresy, destructive Of all Gov
eminent, degrading to the species, and an insult
to the common sense of his FigginsJ constitn.
ents. His constituents demanded that Congress
should Get the country at rights before Europe
from Europe, the American knee grows-,
Nj. Juggles ICON, Border State) desired to
inquire of the House whether the great struggle
in which We are now engaged is for the benefit
of the Caucasion race, or the debased African ?
His friend, the pulling idiot from New Jersey,
had seen # to remark that the American ne
Hroes-
Mr.. Higgins denied that he had spoken at all
Of negroes. He Was about to say, that at the
slightest bebest Of Europe ''the American knee
grows flexible to bend"
Mr.. Juggles wished it to be understood that he
WAS satlsAed with bis honorable friends expla.
nation. He would take something with tie
honorable gentleman Immediately after adjourn.
Mr.. Chunky (rep New Hampshire) WAS anx-
ious to Inquire whether it was true, as stated in
the daily papers, that Gen. Mcdowell had been
ordered TO implison ~ the Union men within
his lines On suspicion of their being secessionists
and place a guard over the property Of eeces-
sionists on suspicion Of their being Union men?
If 80, he would warn the Administration that it
was cherishing viper which would sting it:
1.-THE rose you deity cull.ed, man,
May wound you with its thorn,
And" g5s