The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-11-13


difikity which Blair an Chase air kiclsin up
up about what is to be dun with the suthin
States after the rehelyon is put down. He
ses he wants me TO help git up the nessilge,
and kinder fix things up ginrally. | writ
back that cold wether was comm on, and
my rumatiz would probably trouble me, so
I could not tell exactly what would do,
but if | could be of any service to my coun-
try, as long as life lasted would do my
duty. wrote him also about that matter
of the southern States, as | told him that
it reminded me Of the old receipt for cook
a rabbit. "Fiyst catch your ra6bit.~ 4
told him they had not got the southern
States yet, that they sarlainly wouldn't get
them this year, an | didn't sec any great
likelihood Of gettin them next year. In
fact the times Of the soldiers were mostly
out, an didn't believe they ever could get
another sich an army, an that if he followed
my advice he would get up Peace this
winter without fail. [ amt got any answer
to this letter, but | shall wait for one before
l 60. If the Kernel talks huffy | won't
stir step for he knows I allers tell him
the plain, blunt truth, as Ifbelieve it,.
Wen can't talk that way toA man | won't
have nothing to do with him. The old
Ginneial alters wanted every body around
him TO speak their raesentiments. Nothin
made him SO mad as to suspect any body Of
fatterin him, or shammin in anyway.
The other day Kernel Stebbins cum hum
from the war. The Kernel has been down
to Morris Island with Ginncral Gilmur.-
He ses that the sand on that island is kin
der onaccountable. The Kernel reckons
ne has eat nigh about bus,hel. The Ker-
mel used to be very good on riting poetry,
but he ses all the hatus has oozei out of
him, an no don't bclve he could rite line
to save his life. We had grand recepshm
for the Kennel on his arrival. The Down
ingvilie Inscnsible turned out as usual on
sich occashins. You recollectthat the Ker-
mel went off as an Insine, an when he was
promoted to be Captain he cum hum an we
Civ him a recepshin. Now he is raised to
Kernel he Gums hum agln. He Gums CIV.
cry tiinc hogets promoted 60 letold nayboit
see how he looks il his new Uniform. [
never see the Kernel look so well. lie has
got span new suit of blue uniform, all
covered with gold buttons an gold lace an
gold shoulder straps. l tell you, the pao-
pie looked astonished, and the Downingville
folks feel very proud of him. The Kernel
expects before long to be Ginneral, and
then 10 be called to the command OF the
Army Of the Potomac, Wen the Kernel
was received at the Town Hall, Kernel
| Doolittle, who commands the Downingville
lnscnsibles, made the recepshin speech
The following is the speech, with the Ker-
nel's reply
Kernel SteGbins: am deputed by the
citizens of Downingville to welcome you
once more to your native town and hum
We heard of your gallant exploits, your
glorious bravery, your never dyin devoshin
to the Star Spangled Banner. Comm as
you do, covered with the dust and
blood of the battlefield, we hail you as the
friend of the oppressed African and the sa-
vior of your country"
To which the Kernel replied.
''Kcrnel Doolittle: / can't begin to ex-
press 10 you the feelins Of my hart. This
occashinis techin. Sojers can't make speech
es. I've dun my duty. " seen the cannonz
roar. I've heard the flash OF a thousand
rifles all at once. There amt nothin that
can equal it for rite down tall sub!imity.
But, feller-citizens, we ought to be most
rejoiced now because freedom is going it at
such big licks. Tine manifest destiny
man. | believe freedom is to extend from
iherfrozen planes of Alabama to the sunny
banks of Newfoundland There amt moth
in kin stop it. 1t is comm Ike an ava
lanche from the eternal hills Of Giberalter.
Freedom! Freedom. will re-sound from ere
ashin come to pullin turnip time, an all The
hopples that bind the legs Of American cit
izens of Afriken scent will fail Oft. Thems
my sentiments, and [ don't keer who knows
EN-. The old Union amt of any more ac-
kount in these ere times than an iron pot
with hole in the bottom. Wat we want
is new Union which will have for its mot
to the celebrated words of Daniel Webster,
''Frecdom and niggers Snow and forever
ons and inspirable.'
"Amcn," yelled out Deacon Jenkins,
who had been listenin' attentively, as the
Kernel sat down, and the hull audience
broke out into the most tumultuous applause.
There is little mistake in Kernel Doolit-
ties speech, where he speaks of Kernel
Stebbins being covered with the dust an
blood of the battlefield. Now, the truth
was, the Kernel, with his uniform, looked
as if he had jest cum out of a handbook,
but Kernel Doolittle had his speech writ
out, an he couldn't alter it. Kernel Stebbins
got on such high hosses, that he talked a.
bout seeing the boomin' Of cannon an hear
] in the fash of guns, but the truth was, he