Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-25

the table.
Messrs. Brown of Virginia, and Williams.
not having been within the bar when their
names were called. severally asked leave to vote
Objection was made.
Mr.. Morrill,: | move that the resolution be re.
ferred To n select committe.
Mr. Washburne OF Illinois: propose 10 debate
the resolution.
The Speaker 1t goes over. then. under the
rules
Mr.. Cox: demsnd the yeas and nays ON the
reference Of the resolution.
The Speaker: That will be In order when IL is
called up.
Mr.. Coz: When will that be?
The Speaker: The chair cannot tell.
Letter from Major Jack Downing.
WASHINGTON Dec. 10, lsC3.
To the Edifeys of the Da6ook:
SuRs-Wen writ YOU last the Mes.ige warn't
finished. Wal. sich time we had in fnshin
that docyment YOU never did see The Kernel
aud set up all nite long three or fore mites, but
II nigh about onpossbul 10 get IL 10 suit him.
he would Get it fixed. an then Seward wou'
cum in and say il was too bold Then Chaae
he'd come and say il warn't bold enuf and
finally telled him 10 make it as old Deacon
Grimes did his oven He wanted to know how
that was Wal, teiled him il was this way:
The Deacon built m oven iacin TO the North,
wen one of his nabors along sed that
would never do. "a the North wind would blow
rite III the mouth OF the oven. So the old man
turned il around, and put the face to the South.
Pretty soon another Major cum along. ali ses he,
deacon il will never do TO have that oven face
the South, for there arn't any wind so clustering
as the South wind" So the Deacon turned il
around to the West Pretty soon man cum
along, AN ses he. Deacon, don't you know
that the worst showers and hurrycanes We have
always cum from the Westg IL will never do
to face your oven that way" So the Deacon
determined 10 oh ange il around TO the East He
hadn't more than got il dun before anothey nabur
cum along, an ses he, why Deacon Grimes,
I'm perfectly astonshed TO see YOU buildin an
oven facin it the East There amt any
wind so sarchin and penetratn a. the east wind
an it will blow your fire all out Of the oven. "
WAL" the deacon, perfectly discouraged,
III suit you all III build my oven on pivot,
All you cum along you can turn IL around
Jest as you want it," Now, ses /, Kernel
that's the way TO fix your message" Ses he.
that's fact; the only trubb is to fix pivot on
which it can turn "Wal, ses ], "that is the
easiest thing in the world. Take the niger for
the pivot. it will suit every man in your party
The only difference betweea EN- is. that some
don't like TO look him square in the face That
sort kin turn your message around little. and
then they will see the Niger sideways; and those
that can't stand that kin turn il clear around an
then they will then the niger in the back but
it will be niger all the time. The Kernel
said it was capital dee, ana he ment to carry il
out.
Ii got noised around that the Kernel was comm
out With some big thing in his messige. an every
Congressman. when he got Washing ton. run rite
to the White House to give the Kernel advice
They nigh about run him to deh Wal" ses
Kernel, make believe you're sick" "Sho, "
.es he, that won't do DIT of good. I've tried
il often, aud they bored me wus than ever y
wall. ses l, tell EN- you've got the scarlet
fever, an that will scare EN- away" The Kernel
sed it was u fust rate idee, and So il was an
nounced that the President had the scarlet fever
but !, didn't do much good Sum staid away
but the crowd was yet tremenjus. Now" SEES
l. KERNEL, this is to bad; here il is almost time
for Congress to meet, an no Message dun yet
Jest let the reporters announce that YOU We got
the small pox and there won't be a mothers son
of 'em cum within gunshot of you. Then you
can fix your Message, put in that patent pivot, an
grease things up generally. so they'll ron another
year without teching." The Kernel sed Their,
was no other way than to do il. When it got ou
that the Kernel had the small pox, you never see
sech calm. The White House nigh
about deserted, and IL seemed like Sunday
up in Maine. The Kernel then set rite down t.
his Message and worked like beever. lie SEQ
no could alters soon put thing in shape after the
toundashun timbers were laid An he did
When he got il flushed he called Seward an REQ
il 10 him. he sed IL was capitul Then he sen,
for Chase, an ne sed il all rite Now,
ses L. Kernel, send for War Dimmycrat. an
see how he'll like it, When sed this ia,
Kernel LATED rite out. Ses he, "Maier. you're
iokn-l know Won are Scs he, The Wal
Dmmycrats remind me of n story of har huntlI
out West Old Josh Muggin had young dog
wich was very fierce for bars. So one day be tub
him along in hunt la the very first fte the
bar bit the dogs tail of. aud away he run yelpu
and barkin like mad, an Josh could never get bis
dog 20 lite bars alter that Now il is Jest 20 witt
the War Dimmycrats Thew very fierce &c
fte me il issued nv Emancipashin Proclama
shin but did il, and by SO dom. 4 cut their tail,
off An thew have never showed any tte agin IN,
sence an they won't Mo- rally wish | hadn'
any more trubbil on baud than the War Dimmy
Gratis will give me
Ses I, "Kernel, | think you are rather hard on
the War Demmycrats. They supported you be
cause they thought YOU was tryin To restore the
Union, but now they read your messige and
see that YOU won't have the Union euy how she,
will say you deceived them. and YOU NAV fn,
zen the most trubbllsum customers you've get
had 10 deal with They ment TO sustain the
Government, but now wen tney see that YOU won I
sustain Il, they may turn ON you wus than th,
conperheRds have, and ses /, Kernel ecu Jest
get the Demmycrats united, and | shndn't won.
der ii they wud be after this, and then let your
Miss Nancy Aoolishionists took out, for there
won't be AZ much left of 'em as there was OF Bill
Peeler's dog after HE panther hte.' Ses the
Kernel ses ne "how much was thatf' 'Wa
ses the kernsl, i've got TO 20 ahead
no matter who don't like il. or who
gifts licked in the 6ts. I'm in the abolishn
bote, and YOU can't stop IL now ems
more than you can put Lake Superior In quart
bottle" Ses |, go ahed. Kernel: ] alters like
tn see man sold and strong Oh MS own princi
nles. There's nothin like pluck Let every
body know iist what you mean, AID then ID the,
support YOU il is their own fault Wal. F." sc.
he. "sint plain enuf this time(" ''Yes. ses |
KERNEL, all hut the amnesty part--thats kindei
pe,tyfogy." Wal" ses he. "Msjer men thai
can't see hole through a ladder ought 20 be
humbugged" Ses I, "Mebby that's SO. but Ne
shall sll know more shout who Is hambugged
and who isn't, after the war is over
But never did see people so tickled over The
Message a. the Republicans all are. They say
IL il Jest the tbing-,hat il Is goin TO wipe on
slavery. and prevent the Union as IL was" evel
being restored: aud then 10 IL dun 20 cutely. tina
good menny people wont zee through IL. That
amncst, dodge throws dust 10 their ewes, and
kinder sounds generous like.
There's great fte comm OF among the abo
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