New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-19
Political HumoI'.

Some very humorous and well-posted writer fur
nishes to the N. Y. Metropolitan Record of April
l4th letter signed "Jack Downing, ex-maior
DowningyiIle militia addressed to Willard Fill
more. The letter lacks something of the pith and
point of the celebrated Jack Downing letters of
Seba Smith which amused and instructed us in the
DAYS of Jackson and Van Buren,. Promising that
we are not partial to that species OF witticsm
which consists in bad spelling, we present some
amusing extracts:
Yestiddy mornin, as worked in, SEES the Presi-
dent:
always kinder dror todes you when you cum neer
me. | can trust you and rely on your supporte.
From your experience in the days of General
jackson, you can give me advise, and sympathise
with me in my trubbles. know you are wllin to
do all you can to saive the country. Though
have studded our CONVENT ever since got to be
pollitishner, and when alone think understand
the jenius of our institushons by hart, yet when
ever I see you, no matter whar always feel like
askn you question first thing; and now want
you to tell me what you think of these tellers
meeting in the capital and drorin pay Is they
Ses l. Mr.. President, do they come up to the
discripshon of Congriss in the Constitution? That
is the test The Constitution ses that Congriss
shall consist of two houses, a Sennitt and House
of Representatives; that the Senntt shall be COM
posed of two Senniters from each Staff in the
Union, and that each Of these Sennters shall have
vote on all questions before that boldly. Is
thar two Sennters from each Staff in the Union
meetin in the capital at present and is these Sen
nlters allowed to vote on all questons"
" Mo- ses the President - thar amt nary Sen
inter thar from Yergenny, the oldest and most
honored Staff in the world, nor from Tennssee
nor fromnone Of the other Stats, and none OF
them amt allowed to vote"
Then ses I. Mr.. President, thay amt the
sennt OF the Unity Stats accordin to the COnsti
tshon, and that has not been amended yit to leave
+ them out, but on the other hand millions of mel
have been sacrificed and the whole country ha
b tho to KEEP then IN But how
Major, ses the President, Sin the House 0
Repres entations, the same eleven Stats is desfran
chised, they have no representatives. and no bodd
amt votin for them, notwithstandin the peeple hay
held electious accordin to lor and sent good me
here to represent them. The RADICALS have cren
in themselves and shot the door agin them an
swar thay shant come in, yet the Constitution Sc
that each Stat shall have at least one represents
tive, and that representation and taxashon sha
be apporshoned among the Stats according t
numbers -7t.- ... -a.. ---r
Then" SEES l. "Mr President, while kno,
our Southern friends must feel keenly the insu
and contempt placed on them in refusin them
voice in the counsels of the nashon yet thay wi
have the Consoashon of KNOWN that while the
that is cleer.''
Butt ses the President, they are taxin thel
at this very time 20 death. You can't go to I
town nor country in the hole South whary0u wo1
find the tax getherer coectin up all the lit
spar change that the Buffers and other Beas
could not find when the war was going on for ii
Union and Spoons, and thretnn to sell out all ii
land for taxes Cike they sold Gen. Lees esta
cash.
81 know" ses the President, what thay a
doin Of They think the war amt over yit. and
they are too great towards to go into the fife wi
shooting irons thay think thay can make up for
passin Tors to degrade the Confederate Stats. b
wont let them if can help it. Major, wher
tork about these things feel like cussin. Ju
let me cuss minnit, it will ease my stummack
No" ses I. " Mr.. President, don't cuss :; pr
missed Jeemes Bucannon not to let you cuss. Y
must not say bad words. Ben Wade can do all t
cusssin necessary for this destrck, and besides,
is ungentlemanly to cuss.ii
SEES )" Mr.. President the old lites that yused
be here is all squenched. The big men is all gon
many of them to thar long homes. and some
them to the shades Of retirement New fellers a
here, hraying like asses. Whar did thay con