The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-11-30
From the Tcledo Blade.
Ndsby.
CoNFEnEIT X ROADS. ,
("lch is In the Stait of KentuckvIt

the TACT, the sperit of Androo johnson ;s
wounded. lie hez endoored the slinos
and arrers NV more outrajus fortune than
my other man who hez lived since tho
days NV Hamlick-more, indeed. than
liamllck endoored-twict over. Ham
hicks father wuz pizoned, and his mother
marrld agln atore her mournin coze WIZ
worn out, suthin no savin. prudent wo-
man wood do-but wat wuz that to wat
A Johnson endoors every day? Nothin.
The cabinet meetin to wich | WIZ sum
moned wuz called for the purpose nv
>heddin a teer or two over the election re-
turns, and to consider variety NV letters
wlch his eggscellency he'd received within
a few days. l may remark that the cabi-
net he'd a gloomy and mildewed look.
The fust wuz from Rev. Henry Ward
beecher. Mr.. Beecher remarked that he
he'd the highest possible respeck for the
Oils wunst held by the good Washinton
the CRATE Adams and the sainted Linkin.
lie omltld remarkin anythin about Peerce
and Bookanln out NV regard for the pres
ant incumbent, wich, eff he he'd read histo-
ey correck, wuz ardent supporter Nv the
administrations NV both Nv them men,
wlch he considered stains upon the pages
Nv American history wich he Good wish
might be obliterated. But wat he desired
to say wuz that he he'd a higher regard
Tor the good opinion NV mankind in zen
eral than he he'd for the good opinion NV
the accidental incumbent NV anv offs. and
ez be he'd, in a hour NV temporary mental
aberrashen, wich he'd happily passed, in
dorsed the administrator. wich INSANITY
he'd worked evil unto him. he rekestid. ez
a simple act Nv justice. that the president
>hood cause it TO be known that he
1beecher) wuz not considered by the ad-
mlnIStrashen cz supporter thereof.
Il do this" sed the writer, ''bccoz the
impression that | am in the confidence NV
yoor egg>cellencv, wich is onfortunatclv
abroad. hez seriously dG,maged my repm1-
S1le". 1rooly yoors, ct Settery.
The readin Nv this letter wuz follcrcd
by a mlnnit Nv profound silence. wich
wuz brokin by the PRESIDENT
''let him pass" scd the crate man who
hez the di>pensin Nv the post otliscs. '.let
him pass. But here is another" sed he
hurotln into teer,, read that"
1t WIZ from General Custar, him uy
the yaller hair, wich he'd some reputashel
doorln the war eZ a cavalry commander
Il wuz to the same effect He he'd whel
hr >pozcd that the policy Nv the president
wich he esteemed cz he must any MAJ
= VII" held iIic cAislted pU>t,lIin wunSt ol<ke-
pied by the GOOD Washington. the grca,
Jefferson and the Saintcd Linkin-
The ongratcful doc doesn't rcspeck
Me, = scd Androo, ''it Is the offs | fill, .
and he bust into fresh food.
When he Spozcd the presidents policy
!. wuz >ch ez a soljer and patriot Good in,
dor>c, he indorsed it. But he diskiyered
that it led him, back foremost. into com.
> pany wich doorin the late war he he'd al-
luz visited face foremost and on horsC
back, ans. therefore, to Sare hS reputShen
d he must beg that the president wood give
it out that he General Custar) wuz no
nor never he'd bin supporter NV his poll
cy, and oblige
y loors troolv. ez before.
wuz too hart-brokcn at this to make
any reply, and Cowan and Doolittle wuz
in the same fix. The kernelcy wich wus
given to Custar to keep him in posisher
he'd bin promised to demoIlratic captin
: who wuz led by Il company in the tusl
Bull Run ii9ht, and who throo up i'll dis
Gust the next day, not likin the manner il
witch the war wuz bcin conducted, bu
now the kcrnelcy wuz gone and Custar
too, and wat wuz worse, there wuz NJ
: sich thing to he thot NV ez dismissin him
. The entire company yoonlted III minglll
q their tcerS.
e The next letter WIZ red by Seward e
i IT wuZ addressed to him. 1t wuZ iron
: Raymond. He opened with the romarl
!; that for the presidential offs he he'd TIL
II highest rcspeck. Aside from the consid
:. erl,hen that it he'd bin wunst okkeped b,
i, The good Washinton, the crate Adam
y and the ssinted Linkin, the president nit
e bc considered the father wv his country
!; hcyin 80 large Il family Nv helpless chill
.dren to provide for, and besides lie he'd ;
n in>tinktiye reSpeck for the dispenser u
= ;,nything 1t WIZ difficult for him, beln
i open and simpIe-mindid man, not to ad
.r here to the president, but
II "Good Heavens ~ shreekcd johnson
is that little fox aint 4 goln to speak Nv HI
of reputa>hcn p
N "Dooty rekires the readin NV the entll
Iockcyment, painful to my teelins ez
- NAV be-" sed Seward. He concIoodt
thusly :"
Il am forced to ask 700 ez one enjoyi
kepics the presidenshel chair, to hev
given out that | stand in opposi>hen
him. A doc regard tm ny reputaShea in
.rs pels me to this course. RENAME,
-" Icors tlOoly."
There wuz two OF three more. GcI
y, Carey NV Ohio, rekestid the president
remove him from his colecktorship, ,
y the holdin Nv it wuz 0yioorm his reputaste'
:, editor out west. who wuZ sedooced I'M
takin post Off, begged to hev it taxi
!. oti' his hands, that he mite save his clrc'
at lashen before it wuz everlastinly too late
and finally we come to wun, the seal
II wich wuz coat Nv arms, bull dog ran
pant, bowie-knlte couchant, supported
trottin hosseS, on field Nv green cloth.
wuz from Hon. john Morrissey, who 1t
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