The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1863-08-11
LETTER FROM "MAjOa JACK DawlNe.'

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LETTER FROM "MAjoa JACK DoWlNe."
His Visit to MIR Duch anan.
! An Interview with Fernando Wood and
Visit TO Gov. Seymour.
the MAJOR GOES on FITZ NAp0Lk0N'S
STAFF. ~
To Ny OIL Friend Of tie Philadelphia
Dtay Ne,us :-You see I got sd many
cuffs and curses about those letters |
wrote YOU little atore Uncle Abe's elec
ton, that l have kept quiet ever SINCE.
But when fellow is actually busting full,
he must either explode or boil over so
Tin going to lift up the lid and let oat a
little steam, just u hihder a great public
calamity, spch assiny death would be.
| Well, as I expected, the "off leaders"
of our party wentover Niagra, including
Breckinfidge, Davis, and our s'Southerh
brethren" generally. Douglas, he just
laid down and died, and his particular
friends scattered pretty widely after His
funeral, and for SOME months / actually
went wandering about to find our party,
like Jacob Faithful in search of his
father.
After awhile, / went up to Nalldnaig-
ham, who, as he made the most noise,
had the biggest crowd around him, and
asked where | Gould find ''the party"
"Major," sayshe, "I'll give You line
to few of the sachems. Our real head
quarters now at Philadelphia" So he
| gave me bunch of letters, and made
for the Quaker City by the next train.
When | got odt at the Prime street
depot, l pulled out MY letters, and l
never was more struck in my long event.
ful lite. l read first, Lawyer Reed, next
Lawyer Randall, next Lawyet Wharton.
By thunder, says I, somebody has swap=
ped coats with me; these names point to
the rankest OF Old NicEs counsellors--they
y were every one attorneys Of the Chestnut
street monster, and I'd as soon call ON a
uanhibal as OH either Of f'em. But when
felt in TIE other pocket and found my
knife and tobacco there, and found the
mended place in the right cuff, so tha!
there was no Mistake as to the coat,
suspected that VM had played mean
Joke on me, and bad given me letters t.
these friends Of Biddle SO rs to have me
snubbed. / felt like going right back
and cramming! the envelopes down his
/ roaring thl oa5 but on second Thought
4 icterniinedtot go up to Lancaster and SCI
Mr.. Buchanan, and ask him whether
such treatment was according to the
Constitution!
Sure enough, there I found J. B., pal
and cold as usual. He told ME the let
ters were all right. Says he-"Thcst
are our patron Democrats now"
"Well," says I, 'this beats al my for
mer trials-its worse than nigger recruit
ing. wouldn't feel safe in conference
or company with them. Id rather g
: down and take my luck with the remains
OF the old Kitchen Cabinet, viz: Globe
Blair and p. M. Amos"
"Ah Major" said he, "you are at onc'
too adhesive and too suspicious. Th'
world turns, and we must turn with it
You stick too fast to old friends, ant
take hold of new ones too slowly. Yol
had better not lose this opportunity o
calling on Our late Extraordinary Envoy
to China. See how his acquaintance
might advance your social status"
"Mr. Buchanan" says I, "you'll please
to speak English when you speak to me
want none Of Squire Reeds social sta
tus,' whatever that may be. / want :
u. few real Democrats" "
IL begin to understand your case
, Major" says he, "and l now think Of
couple of our folks with whom you vii
! be both safe and satisfied. / can com
mend you to Fernando Wood and ltora
ito Seymour of New York" .'.
J "They sound rather BETTER" says l.
"At least don't think they were among
. the Biddle Wings thirty years ago"
"No. indeed,' says he; "but, Major
: you shouldn't have such dread OF tn
| Biddle name. Don't you know that ou
Colonel Biddle is Nicholas Biddle's owr
son 2" 9FHiir 1tg-,m1
"What that Congress man who Gus
sed the nigger so, and said he could slnel
: lem far off, and that Lincoln meant t.
put them above the whites, and all that
"Thats the very man, Major," SAID he
"For gracious sake, Mr.. Buchanan,
says /, "don't tell me any more. Civ
0 me the letters, that may start to New
York before the very points Of the com
: pas get changed" And so he wrot
9 me an introduction to F. Wood and ii
Seymour, aud slipped the note into a.
envelope of the color of SKINNED milk
and made bee line for the cars il
g short time. ,tJ'gHi&
3, I had no trouble about finding Mr.
Y Wood in New York, tell you. Ever
T! body knows him there. Every fellow
e that is going into grog shop, or com
5 ing out ofone, or lying down in one,
: his friend. AS soon as he read my nan,
J. in the note he shook hands with me, an
!, asked how 1 was, how j had been, an
! howl would like to be--alli in one breath
I thanked him heartily, and said tha
when it suited, I would like to see tn
other gentleman, Mr.. Seymour.
l ssThats our Governor" said he, tan
he is up at Albany. You may stay her
= a month with me or you shall have fire
: ticket up 10 tho Capital Tomorrow
Make yourself at home and al ease"