Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-08-27

The Loyal Leaugers have lately got out
an electioneerng document to forward
the presidential aspirations Of Mr.. Lin.
coin, titled the "War Letters Of Dis.
banded Volunteer" As the loyalty of the
publication IS endorsed by authority, we
can see no harm in reproducing, for the
benefit Of our readers, such extracts from
the Disbauded" Is our limited spscs
will admit.
The Disbanded," on one occasion, rep.
rcsen,s that he was stricken down with
congesiive fever, and while 10 delirous
state, the seal OF caution being removed,
his mind thus unburdened itself:
1t peers ,hort he'd the President and
sum Of his cons,i,oo,hinal advisers Gagged
in carryvan, and was to,n EN- ,hroo the
North, for sho Ny nuss ses addres.
the inadeinary awjinces as folers:
This, eler.ci'ysins tpinun inter vacnn>
cv,) is Abraham Lincoln, President Of the
United States, called for shor,ness, and
bekase he was never addickted to petty
larcency, Honest Abe. He's an as,on;shn
mar at AKIN chesnut trees aud cannon.
drums, and ken split rails or sides with
equil cumE|aysensy. Mr.. Lincoln, my
poplar friend, be Kind enuff TO favor this
enlightened awjence with bu,ton'buster.
lie wishes to no, ladies' aud seut emen,
why his boot is like an ainshent Greek
republick. ! dessay you'll never guess,
for it lucks considabul more like the king
dom Of Italy, few sizes less than life. -
He eggsplans. His boot is like an an,
shent Greek republick b.kase it has
Sole on. Perhaps the answer is obskewer.
Agen he will eggsplain: Solon was wise
man Of antickity, but at the present day
So!an geese may be found in Greenland.
You see his nolidge is universal. Ef time
permitted, be would be reminded Of
story, bu: untor,in,ly be hes to be re,urnt
to the seat of government before the com.
mensmen. Of the Fall campaign. Observe,
his eye twinkles-he hes an idee Wot is
il yours eggsellencyf' He wishes me- TO
state to this in,el!eckshal assemblidge
witch consider the most wonderful Of all
his stories. It's onp npossible-thars setch
an innoomerable numbes on em. aud
they're so mu,ch alike Wunst more he
egcsp'ains The most wunderful Of all
bis stories, is bis npgcrsfory. Thars no
repressin his humer, You perceive; i,
stur's outer him like pafrolenm from the
mouth of Pennsylvania lie well! His
! waggish tales would make dorg larf, aud
its pity thars not time to git EN- off
Mebbe you would like ~ larn Why this
cheerful ci,ysn was eleck,ed to the Eggs.
esgative Cheer. For variety. All our
prevus cheef madsistrets he'd ben grave
and dignlied, and we wanted rib ticker
spose We've got wun, enyhow. Like
| the man in the drayma, he peers to think
as all the world stage. and he wants 10
star it as low commedian. lie proposes
to save the Union on jocu'ar prenceples;
but Tine ateerd the larf wont come IN at
present. In the meastime, howsoever, it
is q consolashin to know that woiever dis
asters may over,ake the nashin, the White
House will allies be merry as n circus
The President mods and winhs in the
affirmative. and would offer closin re.
mark. lie says care killed cat, bu. nev.
er avsr,ed a catastrophy; aud that even
the solem old Roman emprors. Wen they
Wet; to the sennis, had set of feller>
called lick,ers, that carrid thar farces be.
fore en-. You ken set down now, Mr.
President, vile l sir up the Secka,ry of
War.
This, ladies and gentlemen (se,tin up
! the cot bolser) is the head of the War
Department Wot he doosent no abou.
milehtary s,ru'egy aud se,ch. all the Gin.
rails in the wurld kant .eetch him. lie is
an inch taller than the fust Napolyun,
aud considabully heavyer You air awar
| ~ot the results of the confick hes ben 20
ftr. Well we owe everything
the mastery bacxdswn in the Shunandoer
va!Iey-to his ex,r0ary critter. Hip!
h'p! hip' hurrah. Why in ,hu,dcr don't
sou cheer? You've heern, perhaps, that
him and GinerA Maclelhn loosen, Sc, up
thar horses together. But hev it from
the Paydum Of our Lib,ies, in the mex
cage. that Ginral MacIelln lucks dpon the
| honabal secka,ry with much aTeckshin,
and risey Jersey. Take him altogether,
the Secka,ry of War is the biggest thing
out in the milentary line. and ennybody
that kwestins his capassity for war and
conkest will be immediently supprest as
\ dumestic traitor.
Here is passage which admirably por.
trays a characteristic not only of Mr.. Lin.
! coin, but Of the whole administration: