The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-12-07

try"
Il repeat, did my best" replied
the Senator
Your best Why, you havn't
carried your own district"
All owing to the Postmaster Gen.
eraf and the most villianous frauds" I"
"Pooh, pooh, that is the cry of all
beaten men. The truth is, we have
mad. a great blunder, thanks to you,
to Montgomery Blair, Sam Randall,
Doolittle, Seward, and Weed; and
am not certain that the Radicals won't
undertake to impeach me, and pr
haps turn me out of Office before
three months roll around"
liam great constitutional law
yer, and | don't think you need TO be
apprehensive. They will hardly re-
/ sort"
"StufP and nonsensel These Rad
icals will resort to anything. They
have power, and might makes right
Besides, l think they have me on the
hip"
"0h, you need not fear, III stand
by YOU"
"Yes, but your days are numbered
your influence gone. / suppose
that id Forney, or that malignant
old Stevens, will take your place
The truth is, have been outrageous
ly deceived by all my surroundings.
If | had taken the advice which Col
onel Fitzgerald gave nae last June, l
should not have been in this internal
trouble now"
I" What did hO say ?" inquired the
Senator.
Nv ny, he told mo the naked truth,
like an honest man. He said Penn
syIvania would give $4,000 for Geary,
and that Forney would smash me and
my Democratic Conservative Bread
and Butter friends, just as he smash
ed old Buchanan"
He was nearly right, it SEEMS"
Indeed he was Everything he
said about Philadelphia and Pennsyl-
vania has been verified By results
Six months ago this house was the
resort of the best men of the country.
Now, 1t is run down by the rabble,
consisting mainly Of precinct politi-
clans, whose chief consumption is
whisky, onions and tobacco. Faugh" |"
al share your disgust and vexa-
ton. |, too, have been unfortunate.
Six years ago my prospects we're fair
for the Presidency, but in an evil
hOur | listened to tho silver tongue of
Breckinridge, who made me believe
that should become the great Con.
servative candidate. From being the
foremost Radical o! my State, and
possessing the respect and confidence
Of the wise and tho good, have be-
come q mark for ridieule and con-
tempt Indeed, sir, have discovered
to my cost. that honesty Is tho beg:
policy But all is not lost yet; We
have still time to bout the ship. The
recent elections admOnisn us that we
are far ahead or much behind tie peO- |
plo."
Let us wait for tho November
eIections; if they go against US We
are utterly undOAe."
"The prospect is gloomy. Person.
ally | am very uncomfortable. On |
all hands l am spurned by my old |
neighbors and friends l wish you
could send mo abroad"
" Abroad! Would that could 90 |
myself! We shall see--we shall see.
In the meantime, study this question
of impeachment, that we may be
ready for tho worst. Should you
meet Forney, tell him always liked
him, and even now wonld DO glad to
shake hands with him. After all said /
aud done, no is the biggest dog in
the yard What fool / was to
quarrel with him r s....
Exit Cowan, whistIing " Jordan is
hard road travel" Yours,
r. A. y.
n. B.-The President considers
that he has been shabbily treated, all
things considered, by the Democrats.
When he was opposed to them they
called him vulgar, drunken tailorj
now they call him = snob and dem
agogusl He says the Radicala and
Democrats are bother against him
and the Johnson party has no exist
enee.
SS- The Erie Dispdieh gets OF the
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