The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-06-05
Letter from Major Jack Downing.

! Letter from Major Jack Downing.
...es 2.et4 WASHINGTON, May Is, 1862.
To the Editors of The CaiecGshim: L
SURs I've been kinder sick since writ you
last The truth is, this CLIMATE in spring is
raely very weaknin' to the constitushun. Lin
kin, too, has been terribly aRxus about war
moose, and the nigh approach of not weather.
But the great subjectiwh the Kernel and I
have been considerin, is the ''contrybands. -
What is to be done with 'em That's the gust
shin, and Linkin scs he would like to see the
/ Teller that can tell him. One mite Linkn got
big map, an he SGT down, and SNOW SEES he,-
\ Major, let's take look at all creashin, an see
eff Their amt sum place whar we kin send these
pesty kinky beds, an get rid of EN- Wal SEES
/ i, Kernel, I'm agreed So we went at it. First
Linkin put his finger on Haty. Now SEES he,
'thers an Hand that jest suits the niger consti-
tushin. Suppose they go thar q But ses /,
Kernel they won't go, an eff they did,
they wouldn't do nothin.' WALL ses he
mo matter, eff they won't trouble US here emmy
longer But SEES l, theirs one more resin
The iand amt large enutf to. hold all the mig
gers-four millions or thereabouts Wal, ses
| he, theirs Central Ameriky-what do you think
of that spot?' WAL ses I, Kernel, that's q
| fine country, materially. The Creator fixed it
upon grand skae, but you can't make treaty
with il, emmy more than you can count the spots
on a little pig, when he keeps runin about the
hull time. The truth is, you can't tell who'll
be President of it from one mornin to the next,
and the niggers you send there might all get
their throats cut jest as soon as they landed. -
! Wal, ses Linkin, that's SGgM obJectshln.--
| But let's turn over to Afriky. Thar's LiGery,
how would that do, Major p WAL SEES |, Kerr
| mel, that country is about the biggest humbug
of the hull lot. Fust off, sum rally good peopul
| thought it was going to amOuntto sumthin but
after forty years ofspendin money on it ,ther amt
! emmy more chanst of civiliZin Afriky IN that way
| than Their is of making rified cannon out OF
bass wood log few dominys, who cant geE
anybody willin to hear 'em preach, hev got hold
! of it, AN are maxim good thing out Of it. As
for sending our niggers Their, why it would take
all the shipping of the world, and more money,
i than Chase could print by steam in year
Well SEES Linkin, where on arth can we send
'em?
| Now ses 1, Kernel I've got an idee of my
| own about that matter. think they are best
| off whar they are and jest as they are, but ct
you must get rid of 'em, would send them all
to Massa -chews-itss Peopul who are SO anx-
us to have other folks over-run with tree nlg-
gers, ought to be willin' TO share sum OF the
blessings themselves So let all that are here
in Washington be sent rite of to Boston. es,
that might do says Linkin. But, ses sum
States won't have 'em at all, and they can go
kin, Il tell you what it is Mayer, TINS is an al
mighty tuff subieck. know something about
splittin rails, and what hard work is generally,
but this niger question has puzzled me more
than emmy thing / ever got hold OF before. -
WAL says /, Kernel, can explain the resin
why wal says I, Kernel, where do you
carry your pocket book T. SEES he, what on
arth has that to do with the subJeck I, SEES l,
| hold on, you'll see' WALL ses he, i always
carry it right there in my left hand trowsers
pocket. SEES I, Didn't you ever have mole III
that pocket for day Or two, and nave TO put
your pocket book in some other Z Ses ne, Ma
Tor, have SEES l, what did you do with It
then 2 WAL ses he, i put it in my right mana
pocket but it kinder chsfed my leg there cause
it warn used to it, and it also tet NIFTY onhandy'
So nut it in my side coat pocket, but every
time STOPPED over it would drop out. Then L
put it in my coat tail pocket, but was Kept all
the time on the qut gtUers, altered sum pick
! pocket would steal it, Al last, In order 10 inahe
it safe, and sure, put it "a the top OF my mas
under sum papers, but the ha.S was 'op hS@fJ,
and over it went spilling everythl." S' 'eli goT
was glad when my pocket was fix a' Spu
got it back in the old spot
Now SEES /, Kernel that's jest the case with
the niggers. The mint you get em out of their
place, you don't know what on arth tn do with
'em. Now, we've been here all the evenin
sarchin over the map to eff we can't find sum
such place to put EN- Bat it is all no manner
of use. You've got to do with 'em jest as you
did with your pocket book Put 'en whar they
belong, an then you won't have any more trub-
bill
Linkin didn't see egzactIy how was gwin
to apply the story, wen he did, he looked
kinder struck up. When saw that had made
a hit on him, follered it up. SEES l. Kernel,
this government amt out order, as Seward and
Chase kontend. They are only tryin to run it
the rOng lcGy-that's what makes all the trub-
bill, | once had thrashin machine, an | sold
it TO old Jim Dumbutter, an after he got it he
he sed it warn't good for nothn--th hat it would
mt run, &c. So / went over to see it, an | vow
If he didn't have the machine ali rong eend fore
MIST went to work at it, an, after little
While, it went off like grease jest as slick
whistle You see old Dunbutter didn't onder-
stand the machine, an therefore, he could not
make it go. Now Fes /, Kernel, our Constitu-
shin is Dimmycratic machine, and its got to
be runtas a Dimmycratc machine, or 1t ron
run at all Now, you see, Seward is tryin to
run IT on his higher law principle, but it warn't
made for that, an the conscience is the thing
is pretty nigh smashed up
WAL ses Linkin. things do look kendvr
dark. | don't know WHARF we will come out,
but guess III issoo proclamashin for the
ministers to pray for us. Perhaps they will do
sum good SEES l. Kernel, that reminds me of
old Elder Dooittle, who cum along the road one
dag rite by whar old Sol Hopkins, a very wick
ed old sinner was hoein corn. The season was
late, and the corn was nifty slim. SEES the Ell
der mister Hopkins, your corn is not very
forrard this year. No, it's monstrous poor, SEES
Hopkins, IAN guess / shant have half crop.
wal SEES the Elder, Mister Hopkins you
ought TO pray to the Lord for good crops, per-
baps He will hear you Wal, perhaps He
viii, and perhaps He won't ses old Sol, 'but
III be darned ef don't believe that this corn
needs manure o tarnal sight more than it does
prayn for. Now, ses |, 'Linkin, / think this
country is something like old Hopkinses corn.
10 needs craftsmanship good deal more thai pray
sng for Linkin didn't seem to like that last
observation of mine much, for he turned the
subject, and he amt axed me what it was best
to do with the niggers sence.
THE NEW TREATY WITH ENGLAND. - The
new treaty for the suppression of the African
Slave Trade, negotiated by Secretary Seward
and Lord Lyons has been published.
The obstacle to success heretofore has been
the denial of the right to search merchant
vessels, 80 that a SLAYER had only to run up
the American flag to go scot-free from brit
ish cruiser. This is settled satisfactorily by the
new treaty Within specified atitudes on the
coasts of Africa aud Cuba, and within certain
distances from the shore, any vessel may be
searched, but only ship-of-war specially COM
missioned for that purpose In searching, the
captain of the vessel searched is to be shown
the instructions, so that he may know his le-
gal rights. The treaty further specifies the caus-
es of suspicion which may be deemed sufficient
to warrant the seizure of the ship as SLAYER, and
direct to what Admiralty Courts it shall be sent
for adjudication.
Thus this vexed question of the right ofsear CHI
is honoraby arranged. The slave trade is made
an exception and therefore proves the rule.
The limits OF sea-territory and Of methods of
search laid down, prove that in all other seas
and in all other cases the right of search is in
violate.
The u. ~ sanitnry Comm ssiOn
This noble association has lately received from
Col Rowland, of the 10th New York regiment,
,,roaapt of one thousand dnIlays 1,;4L . I..IN1