Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1862-07-31
LETTER FROM oRpHEUs c. KERR.

Constitutional Fighting Of Duck Lake
-lMusterly Strateay-Th Mackerel Brigade
Corers itself uih Glory, de-, &c.
Owing to the persistent stupidity of Congress
and the hideousl unreasonable Vaccinations Of
the INSCRIPTIONS black republicans, my boy, the
weather still continues very hot; and unless the
thermometer falls very soon, an exasperated pop
ulace will demand an immediate change in the
Cabinet. | am very warm, my boy, and when l
reflect upon the agency of the abolitionists, who
have brought this sort of thing about for the ex.
press purpose of injuring my Constitution, am
impelled to ask myself: Did our revolution
airy forefathers indeed expire in vain? o, my
country! my country it is very warm.
was talking some moments ago with regi-
mental surgeon, who has more patients on a
monument than Shakespeare ever dreamed of,
and says he: In consequence of the great num-
Der of troops now about this city, all the oxygen
in the atmosphere is exhausted, and We are very
warm. Had all these troops been sent to Nc
Clellan two weeks ago, says he, using his lancet
be able to keep cool now. There is terrible
responsibility on somebody's shoulders
That's very true, my boy, and it's very warm.
There was a panic this morning in financial
ei-,l~$ Owing to- tho frantic eo.rsct of gans5'
ling chap from the Senate, who has been saving
up money to bet on the fall of Richmond, and
was irving to nut it ont On interest Il II take
seven Der cent for it the first year, saws he anx
iously, 'and leave it standing until national STRAIT
egy comes to head.'
A broker took it for FIVE years, nv bow, with
the privilege of extending the time after each
fresh victory.
Speaking of victories, my boy, was present
at the recent series of triumphs by the Mackerel
Brigade, on the left shore Of Duck Lake, and wit.
messed succession of feats calculated to culmi.
nate either in the fall of Richmond or the fall Of
the year
From the Headquarters in the CITY of Paris to
the brink of Duck Lake the Mackerels were
drawn up in gorgeous line of battle, their bayo
nets resembling somewhat an uncombed head oil
steel hair, and their noses looking like q wavy
strip of sunset. By their last great strategical
mannuvre, they had lured the Southern Confed
eracy to court its own destruction by thanking
them at both ends of the line, and they were only
waiting for the master mind to give them the
signal. IA
Samyule Samith advanced from his place in
the staff as rode up, and SAYS he:
Comrades, the acknowledgements on you to pre-.
cede him to glory. We had hoped says Sam.
yule, feelingly, TO have the company of two
French counts in this davis slaughter but these
two noble generals had not time to watt as they
desired to visit the Great Exhibition in London.
These remarks were well received .my bow:
and when the order was given for COMPANY 3,
Regiment 5. to detour to The left. It would have
been promptly obeved but for an unforeseen incl.
dent. Inst "a Canta;n william Brown was about
to break line for The nurnose. an aoed chan came
dashing down from a First Family country seat
near by. and saws he to the General of the Mack.
erel Brigade: .,97 500.
II demand a guard for NV nrem;ses ;fnmedi.
ately. Nv wis.'' saws he. with DIGNITY. has ius,
been making a custard ME for the sick Confede.
rates in the hospital and as she had lust set II
ont to cool near where nv little how shot one ot
vonr vand.ls the morn;ng che ia AFRAID Il might
be taken by your thiev;ng mudsills when thew
come after tho bodv. r therefore, demand =
guard far mv ren,;ses IL tho name of the Con.
st;tut;on Of ar farass,hars :, " WV ~ ="
Here Can,a;n Rob Shorty stenned forward
and SAYS ba .
sWIat does the Constellation saw about custard
ME M Davis ,, ~
Il claim protection under that clause which
refers to the pursuit of happiness. Custard pies,
saws he reasouingly, are included in the pursuit
of happiness
That's yery true SAYS the general, looking
kindly over his fan at the venerable petitioner
{ Let guard he detailed to protect this good
old mans premises We are fighting for the
Constitution. not against it,
A puard was detailed. nv bow, with orders to
make no resistance r. thew were fred upon occa.
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