The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-01-01

calm. The White House was nigh about
deserted, an it seemed like Sunday up in
Maine. The Kernel then set rite down tc
his Messige, an worked like beever. lie
sed he could alters soon put a thing in shape
after the foundation timbers wer laid. An
so he did. When he got it finished, he
called Seward an red it to him. He sed it
was capital. Then he sent for Chase, an
he sed it was allrite. s'Now,' ses [, ''Ker-
mel, send for War Dimmycrat, an see how
he'll like it." When [ sed this, the Kernel
LATED rite out. Ses he, '.Majer, you're io-
KIM know you are.'' Ses he, "The War
Dimmycfats remind me of story about
bar-huntin out West. Old Josh DIuggin
had u young dog wich was very fierce for
bars. So one day he TUX him along on a
hunt In the very first fite the bar bit the
dogs tail of, an away he run yelpin an bar
kin like mad, an Josh could never git his
dog to fte bars after that. Now, It's jest
so with the War Dimmycrats. They were
very fierce to fite me if | issued my Eman-
cipashin Proclamashin, but | did it, an by
SO doin, I cut Meir taizs off, an they have
never showed any ite agin me sence, an
they won't. No-l ra'aly wish hadn't eny
more trubbil on hand than the War DIM
mycrats will give me-"
Ses |, "Kernel, [ think you're rather
hard on the War Dimmycrats. They sup
ported you because they thot you was tryin
to restore the Union, but now when they
read your messige an see that you won't
have the Union back eny how, they'll say
you deceived 'em, and you may find 'em the
! most trubblesum customers you've yet had
to deal with. They ment to sustain the
government, but now when they see that
yo~ won't sustain it, they may turn on you
wus than the copperheads have" an ses |,
"Kernel, you jist git the Dimmycrats uni
ted, an / shudnt wonder if they wud be af-
ter this, an then let all your Miss Nancy
Abolishinists look out, for there won't be as
much left of 'em as there was of Bill Peel
er's dog after his panther fte." Ses the
Kernel, ses he, show much was that ?"--
'Wal," ses I, ''Bill always sed there warn't
nothm left but the collar he had round his
neck, an the tip eend of his tail, about an
inch long" "Wal," ses the Kernel, sT'vo
got to 60 ahed, no matter who don't Ike It,
or who gifts licked in the fife. Tine in the
Abolishin bote, an you can't stopit now eny
more than you can put Lake Superior in a
quart bottle" Ses I, $50 ahed, Kernel !;
| alters like to see man bold an strong on
his own principles. There's nothin like
pluck. Let every body know jist what you
mean, an then if they support you it's their
own fault" "Wal," ses he, saint plain
enuf this timer" EYES," ses I, "Kernel,
all but the amnesty part-that's kinder pnt-
tyfogy." "Wal," ses he, ''Majer, men that
can't see hole thru ladder ought to be
humbugged." Ses l, ''Mebby that's so,
but we'll all know more about who's humbug-
ged an who isn't after the war is over"
But I never did see people so tickled over
the Messige as the Republicans all are
They say it is jest the thing-that it is go
in to wipe out slavery, an prevent the GU
Mon as it was" ever bein restored; an then
it's dun so cutely, that good menny peo-
pie won't see thru it. That amnesty dodge
throws dust in their eyes, an kinder sounds
generous. like.
There's great fife cumin off among the
Abolishinists about who's to be run for next
President, an | think I'll hav sum noos for
you afore long. Enyhow, l shall keep my
eyes open as ushil. Youm, till deth,
MAJER JACK DOWNING.