The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-09-27
MT. Nasty Travels with the
Presidential Party.
AT THE BIDDLE House.,
(which is in Detroit, Michigan,


Nv fame-step by step l am climbin to a
proud eminence. Three weeks ago I wuz
summoned to Washington by that emi-
nently crate and good man, An6roo john
son, to attend a consultation ez to the pro-
posed Western tour, which Was to be un-
dertaken for the purpose Nv arousin the
danger which wuz threatenin Nv em in
case they persisted in centralizin the pow
er Nv the Government into the hands Nv
Congress, instead Nv diffusin it through
out the hands Nv one man, which is John
son. got there too late to take part in
the first Nv the discussion. When l ar
rove they had everything settled, ceptin
the appointment of a chepiain for the
excursion. The President insisted upon
my film that position, but Seward object
ed He wanted Beecher, but johnson
wuz infexibly again him. ~ am deter
mined" sez he, "to carry ont my policy,
but hev some bowels loft Beecher hes
dun enuff already, considerin the pay he
got. No! no he shell be spared this
,rip-indeed he shell"
every good" said Seward, but at
least find some clergyman who indorses
US without hevin p. NJ. to his honored
name, L. would look better"
"I know it wood" replied johnson,
" but where kin we foo such a one? l
hev swupg around the entire circle, aud
| heven't ez yet seen him. Nasby it must
! be-"
There wuz then a lively discussion ez
to the propriety before the procession
started, of Iemovin all the Federal Office
holders on the proposed route, and ap-
pointin men who believed in US, (John-
shoor Nv sootable receptshun at each
pint at which we wuz to stop. The An
nointed wuz in favor NV it. Sez he,
"them ez won't support my policy shan't
eat my bread ard butter" Randall and
Doolittle chimed in, for its got to be a
part of their religion to assent to whatever
the President sez, but [ mildly protested
| owe duty to the party, and | am de-
termined to do it.
" Most High" seq I, ga settin hen
wich is lazy makes fuss--cut its head
! off and it fops about for a while lively.
Lincoln's offce-holders are settin hens.
They don't like 700 nor yoor policy. but
while they are on their nests will keep
moderitly quiet Cut off their heads and
they will squirt their blood in yoor face.
Ez to bein enshoord of reception at
each point, 700 need fear nothin. Cal
kerlatin moderitly, there are at least
twenty five or thirty patriots who feel
call for every offs in yoor disposal. So
long, Your Highnis, ez them ofHsis is
held just wherethe kin see EN-, and they
don't know which is to git EN-, 700 may
depend upon the entire enthoosiasm Nv
each, individyooally and collectively. In
short, eff there's ofisis in town and
700 make the appointments, 700 hev Sc
koored 4 supporters-till 700 make the
appointments 700 hev the hundred who
expect to get them"
The President agreed with me that un-
| til after the trip the gullotiue shood stop.
Secretary Seward sejested that clean
| shirt wood improve my personal appear
ance, and accordingly cirkular wuz sent
to the clerks in the Departments assassin
EN- for that purpose. ,Sich Nv em ez re-
| foosed to contribute their quota wuz in
stantly dismissed for disloyalty.
At last we started, and [ must say we
wuz got up In highly conciliatory style
Every one of the civilians Nv the party
y,
presented to EN- by Southern delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention, which wuz
made Nv the bones NV Federal soldiers
which had fallen at various battles. Sum
Nv em were pertickely valuable ez anteeks
havin been made from the bones Nv the
fust soldiers who fell at Bull Run.
The Moo York recepshun wuz a gay
affair. | never saw His Imperial High
ness in better spirits, and he delivered
his speech to better advantage than ever
heard him do before, and believe I've
York sadly. Even now, ez / write, the
remembrance of Nv that perc eshun-the
recollection nv that banquet fingers around
me, and the taste Nv them wines is still
in my mouth. But we had to go We
had mishun to perform, and we put our
selves on a steamboat and started
ALBANY. There wuz an immense
crowd, but the Car Nv all the Amerikas
didn't get vff his speech here. The Co
vernon welcomed him ez the Chief Magis-
t-ate Nv the nashun, and happened to drop
in Lincoln's name. That struck chill
over the party, anu the President got out
Nv it ez soon ez possible. Beip reserved
ez Cheef Magistrate, and not ez the great
Pacifcator, amt his Eggslency's best holt.
1t was unkind Nv Guv. Fenton to do il.
If he takes the papers he must know that
his Mightiness amt got but one speech,
and he ought to hev made sich a recep-
shun ez wood hev enabled him to get it
off. We shook the dust off Nv our feet
lock A