The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-22
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NAsBY.
The Rev. Petroleum in his latest issue, re-
lates how he was called to Washington "by our
Patron Saint, the President to comfort his
wounded sperit." He SAYS e... .-s. D..
The cabinet meetin to wich 1 wuz summon
cd waz called for the purpose ov sheddin a tear
OF two over the election returns, and to consid-
er variety NV letters wich his EggsceIlency
had received within few days. I may remark
that the cabinet had gloomy and mildewed
look. -.'. 9-4 ..
& The fust waz from Henry Ward Beecher.-
Mr.. Beecher remarked that he he'd the highes
possoble respeck for the offs wunst held by the
good Washington, the great Adams, and the
sainted Linkun. But wat he desired to sa waz
that he he'd higher regard for the good opin-
ION OF the accidental incumbent NV any offs,
and ez he he'd, in hour NV temporary men,
tai aberrashen, which had happily passed, in
dorsed the administrator, which insanety he'd
worked evil unto him, he requested, ez SIM
pie act Nv justice, that the Presiden shood
cause it to be known that he (Beeeher) waz not
considered by the administration ez a support
er thereof.
81 do this" sed the writer Hbeeoz the impTes-
sion that l am in the confidence NV yoor Excel
ency, which is unfortunately abroad, haz Seri-
usly DAMAGED MY REPUTAsHEN."
"a {..ts Truly yurs, etcettera.
minndt NV pF6found siieas, wieh- ixaz broken
by the President. .r..
"Let him pass" said the crate man who hez
the dispenshun ov the post orfisis, "let him pas
But here is anuther," sed he, Dustin into teers,
Itwuz from Gen. Custer, him ov the yaler
hair, which had some reputashun dooring the
war ez cavalry commander. 1t was tn the
same effect. He had when he sposed that the
policy OF the President, which he esteemed ez
IN nrdfo Ill Al. -
shun wunst Okkepied by the good Washington,
the great Jefferson, and the sainted Linkin-
"The ungrateful dog doesn't respeck ME-" sed
Androo,, "its the offs fill" and he bust into
a fresh fud .ir .I
when he spozed the Presidents policy
was such as solier and patriot could indorse,
he endorsed 1T. But he diskivered that it led
him, back foremost, into company which durin
the late war, he he'd allus visited face foremost
and on horseback, and, therefore, to SAVE HIS
REPUTAsHUN, he must beg that the President
wood give 1t out. that he General CUSTER waz
not, nor never had bin, supporter NV his pol
Icy, and obl1ge Yurs truly, as before.
1 waz too hart-broken at this to make any
reply, and Cowan and Do0little waz in the
same fix. The Kernelcy which waz given to
Custer to keep him in posishen, had bin prom
ised to Demokratik captin, who waz led by
company in the first Bull Run fight and who
threw up in disgust the next day, not likin the
manner in which tue war waz bein konducted
but now the Kurnelcy waz gone and Custer
too, and what waz worse, there waz no sich
thing to he thaught ov az desmissing him. The
entire company yunited in mingiing there
tears.
The next epistle was read by Seward and
was from a. j. Raymond. 1t went on in the
the same strain as the others:
"Good Heavensl" shreeked johnson. stbat
little fox amt going to speak of his reputa-
shun?"
"Dooty requires the reading of the dokey-
ment, painful to my feelins ez i'll may be-" sed
Seward. "He concludes thusly:'
u am forced to ask yu ez one enjoying conf
denshal relashins with him who okkupies the
Presidenshal chair, to hev it given out that i
stand in opposition to him. A do REGARD FOR
MY 1REPUTAsHEE impels me to this coarse"
1 remain,
Yours trooly.
Two or three more letters are read, all of the
same sort.
FINALLY" (says Nasby,) 1--WE come to / thee
seal of which waz coat of arms bull dog rasa-
pant, bowie knife couchant supported by trot-
ing horses, on field of green cloth. 1t waz from
Hon. John Morrssey, who he'd just been elect
ed to Congress from Moo York. -
Mr.. Morrissey remarked that ez one NV the
pillars Nv the Demokracy, he had right to
speak. He wished it to be understood that he
washed his hands NV any connection with
johnson or his party. He had seed lite In
states where the Demockracy, NV which he waz
apillar, he'd tied themselves tn johnson, they
he'd gone down to premature grave Respek
for the high offs restrained him from saying
that the Democracy cudent carry such a cusS-
ed load, but he wood say that the result ov the
election in Moo York, where they depended
solely on nigger and muscle, which is the real
Democratic capital, and succeeded, while whar
the Demokracy waz loaded down with the
Johnsonianism they failed, satisfied him that
the President was a inkubus. He sed this
with all do respcck for the offs. Mr.. Morris
sey further remarked that he hedsalso person
al reasons for maxim this request. He COM
menced in humble position and had filed
the publick eye long enuffto satisfy his modes
ambishen-he he'd wolloped Sullivan an Hen
an-he had owned the fastest horses and won
more money at faro than any man in Anerika.
His ambshen was satisfied so fur ez he waz
concerned, but he hoped to leave behind him
fur his infant sun, (which waz only twelve yers
Nv age, and had development oy inteleck and
muscle remarkable fur one so tender, havin al
ready waloped evry boy in the skule to which
he was asoin,) he desiri to leave that sun ann
honorable name. 1t had been given out that
he was supporter ov the indevidule who olxke-
pied the Presidential offs, and it was inioorin
him. He wished that stigma removed-a re-
gard for his reputation forced him to insist
uponit. And this epistel waz duly signed,