The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-02-05
- From the Holmes County Farmer.
Important from Coiumbus--In-
auguratiOn Of Governor Tod,

Important from coiumbus---Tn-
auguratiOn OF Governor Tod,
etc. cggEL q Eof lIoitGTelsTI
Z COLUMBUS, Ohio, Januray 18th. 1862.
LoUIs MAYERs.-Dear Sis, I left Washing
ton and cum TO this village to sea the fun Of
inogeraten Tod and Victory. When got
hear cherry buddy was dressed up in there
sundy fxens an putten on airs. stopped at
the American WHARF found hole heap ov
peepel glad to sea me. put on mi moast
digni6ed appearance. The fact air that
iealt mioats, for had mi pockets chuck full
ov muney Simon Cameron Civ me to buy
Government stores for the army, and iealt
almighty ritch. When the time cum for the
Governor to bea inogerated went up to the
Stait Hous akulnpanied BY mi "contraband"
who waited in the hall for mi return. When
| went in mi old friend, Bill Dsnnison, met
me at the dOre and Civ me harty welcum to
them 'Staitly Halls" Bill took me up and
set me in arm chair along ov the Guvernor's
1t was not long befoar Dave Tod, and Misses
Tod, and a LOT OF little Tods cum in. Vic
tory wasent THAR. understood he was out
amung the members ov the Legislature leg
gen for sum ov the appointments. Dan Uhl,
from your county, was in the room. Dan was
one OF the committee whose duty it was to
sea the inogcrateD dun up brown Dan was
develish boy, and be haint forgot all his
tricks yit. Just beioar the Tod family cum
in Dan bent pin and fassened il in the Guv-
aner's chear. Well, things was all reddy
and old man Tod was ketched bold OF by the
arms by Pete Chance and Andy Wilkins, who
ir al abr nj lnrt kar o11 md od
him up to the Guvernor's chear. tell you
old Tod looked pleased as an old maid wood
with cat or Wide Awake on drill night,
or yoa with glass oil Logger Bier. Tha set
him down in The chare very politely; but he
was hardly down befoar he jumped about
five feat high, - damn 1t and begun to scratch
the slack ov his trowsers. He swore worse
ner Lee swears about them there big turkeys
what sum ielers hooked to send to the sol
gers He sed Dennison had the itch and
had left it in the chair. Capten Speigel, who
is generally useful, cum to the rescue, exam
ined the chare found the pin Dan Uhl had
put in 1t, and finally got Tod quietcd down.
lie took his seat, maid his speech and We all
adjourned for refreshments. We went to
tie American WHARF we had bully time.-
Thare was the Tod amlly and the DenniSon
family and about two hundred noar offeShol,
ders, and about one hundred citizens and fiSe
hundred offes hunters. We had nifty big
supper. Thare was Turkeys, French BranIy,
Chickens, Whisky, Beet, Oysters, Logger
Beer, Cakes, and everything else enn,buddv
ever thot OF eten. John Corbus, OF your
town, who left the Locofoco SeceSsionists
and voted for Tod and Victory, sent Tod ten
cans of "Ames' Corn Fed Oysters" which
was the best eaten THAR was THAR, except the
ireetrade French Brandy brot from Simon
Cameron. Tha all sed tha was the best Oys
ters tha ever seen. Well, after eten and
drinken for hour or two we hegun to ieal
purity good, and eident care darn whether
skule KEEP or not--we dident hardly kno
"whel lher we pc in der hall or in der stree !"
Well. as was going to say; Dave Tod that's
the Guverner. had for got all about the pin
and the little trubble in taken his seat, and "
got to gwen toasts. A msjMity Of the crowd
bein offes hunters tha looked on the Guver.
ner as bein the big chunk what all the sparks
flew of. lie was called on for toast and
taken up his pnmeial mug Of Logger Beer;
what holds quart, got tup on his pins by
two ielleIs helpn him and said; Ladies and
Gentlemen, hears to you all, and perticelar
to my trend jonathan @. Smith, hope you
will all enjoy yourselves. AS for me, sn
The Guverner's chare long have sot
And mourned bekause found it not;
In forty four thoughtto gain. lac,
But paper rags. tina pruved my ruin;
Potmetel boots, in iorty.six,
Sent me down the rive styx;
In sixty one, how wondrous kind,
All things turned up to mi mind;l ags
mustered up a molly crowd 4u76a
: o. loco soreheads, growlin loud. as 80
or Cuffey's friends and Wide Awakes, X,
And greedy offes hungry snaik,, -
And all the isms in The land g.
Were mar r'halled under my command,
And with patriotism. allinspifed, f192
Tha Civ me the place | 80 desired. ..
But now It gfeaves me so to view
The hungry offes seeken crew -s
Who can, inaeed, no how, ts 5.7 ~
Suck the good old public COW. f
hut they shant want for public bread r.
While the great, pruserous State of Ohio
is ruled by the Tod amilies noble head"
When we got to this pint. MiDeer Mr.. May
er, my he'd beeum dizzy and mi lekeiecshun
failed me and that's all know about the
inogerashen. o."
1850 q, Yours forever
.s.t .r 10. ATHAN O. SMITH.