The national Republican., 1866-12-10
LETTER FROM HULL.

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We are having q little excitement here
just now. A few days ago Colonel JoHS W
JcAss, editor Of the Morning Barnacle Of
HuIl and " occasional" editor Of anothe,
! .,r in swampscott, (both dsily,) gave a
6 d party. One Of the proprietors Of the
Il don Times, who is visiting this country
for he purpose Of finding out how largely
his correspondents Irregular and occasionally
had lied about n, came to Hull in search Of
information, % II was natural be sheuld do.
Col. Josrs, who ID always on the alert when
ever political capital IL to be raked in, i'm.
mediately conceived the idea Of lionising the
gentleman Of the Times for the purpose Of
making into . 6rst-class lion the editor Of
the Morning Barnacle. 30 he issued invita-
tons to the Selectmen. few Of the principal
citisens, and others, to meet the gentleman
Of the Times at his residence, near the Light
house. A large party assembled--for the
Colonel usually has something good 10 eat
and drink when his principal guests are
strsngers-and everybody had q jolly time.
There was plenty Of chowder, "Old Med.
ford" applejack, and speeches. .g. u
Colonel JONES proposed the health Of his
honored guest in lengthy speech, calculated
to impress him with the greatness Of Amer
lea, the heftiness Of the Morning Barnaoe,
and the personal and political importance Of
Colonel JONES.
"Honored sir" said the Colonel, q trust
that after having received the assurances Of
my most distinguished consideration, you
will 90 back to England with mind relieved
from all apprehensions that our country will
ever pitch into yours No, sir; after q pro-
prietor Of the London Times has had his legs
under the mahogany Of the editor Of the
Morning Barnacle, Of Hull, and the Radical
Blo,oer, Of Swampscott, there can never be
any difficulty between our two countries.
receive you, sir, although you have but one
newspaper and have two, both daily, with
open arms, and il you want any favor from
our Congress, now in session, I'll set my
fellows at work and you shall have it. It is
true that / denounced your journal during
the war as mendacious sheet, and charged
that 1t was influenced by the bribes Of the
Confederates, but now I am disposed to
forgive everybody except those who
might injure my party. Therefore retract
my abuse. and beg to assure you that you
are welcome to Hull and the United States" {"
The gentleman Of the Times responded
briefly, saying that he had never read copy
Of the Morning Barnacle or the Radical
Blower, and he made II rule never to ex-
change newspapers with his contemporaries.
Were II otherwise, he would be happy to
send him the London Times. He assured
him that il he should come to England he
would show him the Times establishment
with the greatest Of pleasure.
Colonel JONES then set number Of our
citizens at work making speeches, and was
very careful to keep his reporter busy taking
notes for the Barnacle. The reporter had
but little chance to dip into the chowder and
apple-jack, SO frequently was he punched by
the Colonel to remind him of the Importance
Of making "full report"
Next morning, sure enough, the proceed
ings of the party were published in the Bar
ndcle, with oil the ampliacations and embel.
lishments that the Colonel's fertile brain
could suggest.
Several copies Of the Barnacle were sent
to the Oregon House, where the gentleman
Of the Times was lodging, and he was heard
to utter some expressions Of surprise on see-
ing that Colonel JONES had invited him to
his own house ITO meet few friends" and
had published next morning everything that
was said and done on the occasion. He was
now more convinced than ever that the
Yankees are an extraordinary people. A
gentleman staying at the hotel, who has
travelled abroad, on looking over the Barna.
Gle, laughed sarcastically, and said he was
sure the people Of England would make not
few satirical remarks upon the proceedings
Of the Colonel who had paid foreign gen.
tleman the compliment Of inviting him to his
house and then printing such an account Of
the affair in his own paper as made it ap-
parent to the public that he had made the
party to gain notoriety for himself rather
than to give pleasure to his guest.
An English sailor, who had come ashore
with the crew Of brig lying off Hull, took
up the Barnacle, and, after glancing at it,
called out to shipmate: II say, Jack, here's
penny-a-liner that calls this gent Of the
Times, in England, Honorable Mr..
Why wot aiherror. Hes no more Honor.
able than ! ham, for you see, Jack, there's
nobody with that title but the younger sons
of barons That penny-a.liner is hass !"
After these remarks had circulated around
town the old women took the matter up, and,
as the Colonel's party was made up Of gen.
tlemen, they discussed 1t with SO much free
dom that they soon set the town in blaze.
The Colonel, however, thinks he has done
q big thing, and is watching for another lion.
JEDUTHAN.
PERSONAL.
EDWIN L. DAVENPORT is playing an en-.
gagsmsnt at the Bowsry Theatre, New York.
HoS. @. A. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, is in