Daily national Republican., 1863-06-13


the sssnd st ne gree. Union meeting IN
the Spring Of 1881, held in Union Square,
and having acknowledged hn past Poliiieal
srrors, promised 10 wipe them all out and
live in the iuiurs, psrving only hls country
and his God, me boy IN the tree, who
shouted "nemsmber what you say now,
Fsrnsndo--you wnl have 70 stick 70 that"
understood his weakness. Fernando put on the
robes Of patriot, but there were few silly
enough TO believe he would wear them any lon
ger than Il suited some one Of his selfish mo-
tives. That motive Yas revealed when, with
the heart Of a traitor and face Of q saint, he
took seat In the Union Defence Committee,
aud, by one Of his eleverest jokes, relieved Its
fund Of S67, 900, contributed by patriotic citl-
gems to aid the Government. Fernando got
thiS money TO raise and equip the Mozart regi.
ment. Some persons have been malicious enough
to say that very considerable amount Of 1t
stuck to Fernapdo's fingers. We never have.
The transaction was one Of Mr.. Woods best
jokes, the point Of which the honest members
Of the committee did not sec until It was too
late, and Fernando had no further use for their
society. Having got what he wanted, he threw
ofrthe robos of patriot and has not been known
to put them on since.
The last and most magnificent joke in Fer
nhndo'S role is the one he has Just been at
tempting TO play of in New York. Power
means profit with him; aud he Is Just now sad
ly in want Of both power and popularity. Hence
he sets himself up as the great apostle Of peace,
aud gathers about him those who arc always
ready to shout when he enters the ring. In hia
great political peace meeting he fancled he had
really got something that would astonish the
nation aud the nations President. But sensi'
bic people in Washington and New York did
not want to be told that Fernando had only got
up great political smoke from fire Of his own
making. So eager was he to aStonlsh Mr..
Lincoln with the magnitude Of the thing he had
on hand that he posted of to Washington by
the first train to exhibit Il. But the smoke had
all vanished before he reached the Capital, and
there was nothing left but the bold outline Of
the Joke he was attempting to palm of on the
country. Mr.. Lincoln had too keen sense Of
the ludicrous not to appreciate to the fullest
the real object of Fernando's visit, and 1t is re-
ported that he enjoyed the joke himself
Some years ago, Fernando had In his employ
queer gentleman Of the name Of T. NJ. Nc
Mahon, better known TO the literary wits as
" Adjective General Mcmahon" This gentle
man served him in the capacity of SPeech-writsr
and grammarian. He had previously edited an
anti. slavery paper In BInghamton, New York,
where he has q wife now living. Believing his
genius, political and literary, was not apPre-
ciated IN country town, he moved tn New
York, became q violent hater of the colOred
race, and set up for a critic Of books. He had
bits of poetry always at his tongues end, could
make you apt quotations, and write ysu a
speech 10 order. Nor was he partlCu.Ar about
the price. II there was any one weakness he
had more than another, It was for 6Lc clothes
and forgetting to pay board bills, or, indeed,
any other bills. Mac did not thrive In
his literary pursuits, and the publishers who
had favored him with odd Jobs found 1t an
expensive business. He was Just the man
to do Fernando's business, and so Fernando
took him into his employ. While there he be-
came a character in New York; fancled him
self second edition Of his master, and woult
read you a speech \, had written for him fort
night in advance It was well known tina
I Fernando was Indebted to the rare genius q
this useful gentleman for some Of his best Po
llucal jokes. We had been wondering wha
had lecome Of this gentleman, and If he wal
still IN the employ Of his old master. But 4
friend, in whose veracity we have implicit con
dence, has come to our relief, and informs III
that he 10 now, and has been ever since thu
breaking out Of the war, confidential clerk u
Jefferson Davis, Esq., at Richmond. Can 1t b.
that Fernando keeps up a correspondence viii
, his old grammariau and speech writer1 Can
be that his peace principles are only a renectlo
I OF thoughts, having their fountain head in wh0
. General Mcclellan called the heart of the n
h belloni A STAFF OFFICER.