Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-12
Nasty.
II Cabinet Meeting. Letters from Rer. Henry
Beecher. Gen CustT, Henry J. Raymond,
and Hon. John .MorrissY

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Iwuz called to Washington by our patron
Saint the President, to comfort his wounded
sperit There ant no disguisin the fact, the
spirit of Aadroo johnson is wounded. He hez
sndoored the sings and arrers Nv more outrsus
fortune than any other man who has lived since
the days Of HamilicS-more indeed than Ham
iiick-twict over, Hamick's father was poison
I'd and his mother married agin before her
mourDin clothes wuz wore out, sutbin no savin
prudent woman would do but what wuz that
t. wat Androo Johnson endoores every day p
Nothin.
The cabinet mee,in to which wuz summon
Ell wuz called for the purpose Nv sheddin
tear or two over tie election returns, and to
consider a variety Nv letters which His Excel
eaov ned recsved within few days. / may
remark that the cabinet ned a gloomy and
udued loox.
The fust wuz from Rev. Henry Ward
Beechsr. Mr.. Beecher remarked that he he'd
the b gue,t possible respsck for the offs wunst
nell by the good Washington, the great Ad-
ans and the sainfed Linkin. He ommited re-
m arkin auvthin about Peerce and Bookanan
ont Nv regard for the fseIns NV the present in
cumoenf, wicA Ell ne ned read history correct,
wuz a ardent supporter Nv the Administrators
wv bO.h them men. wich he considered
stains upon The pages NV American history wich
NN cODI WISH luttS oc pDAtACiotc0. i10t '" o.
ne desired 20 say wux that he he'd higher
gard for the good opIu,on NV mankind in gen.
eral than h. had for the good opinion Nv the
accidental incumbent Nv any oths, and ez he
red. IA hour temporary mental abberashen,
wich he'd happily passed endorsed the Admin
istrlshun, wIcL insanity he'd worked evil unto
HIN. he rekested a simple act Nv justice that
the President sho0d Cause il 20 be known that
he Beecher) wuz not considered by the Ad-
nialstrashnn ez supporter thereof.
8 Go this,' sad the writer" becoz the
impression that | am in the confidence Nv your
Ecesleucv, w;ch IS cnfortunately abroad, hez
5 rously damaged my reputashen-
Troo.y yours, ct settery.
The readen w this letter Vuz followed by
mint Nv profound silence, wich wuz broken by
tie President.
= Let him pass" sed the great man who
hessth dispensin Nv tue post otilsis, - Let him
rsss. Bu- here is another" sed he, Dustin il
i teers. " read that"
It wuz from Gen Custar, him Nv the yaller
/ hair wlch he'd some reputation doorIn The
! ez a cavalry commander. Il WIZ to the same
effect lie he'd, when he spozsd that the pol
lev Nv the President, wich he esteemed ez he
must any man VINO held the exalted position
wuast okkeped by the good Washington, the
great jefferson, and toe saiuted LlnkiE-
&. The ongrateful dog doesn't respect NE"
SD Andrew. " is the offs | fill" and he bust
IN 0 fresh food
When he spozed the Presidents policy
WIZ sich soJier and patrio. could endorse,
he endorsed il. But he diskivered that it led
him back foremost. into company wich. doorin
the late war, he he'd always visited face fore
most and on horseback, and therefore, to save
MS reputation, he must Deg that the President
wood give it out, that be (Gen. Custar) wuz
not, nor never he'd bin supporter uv his policy
and oobEe Yours truly, ez before.
| wuz TOO heart-broken at this TO make any
reply, and Cowan and Doohttle wuz in the
same fix The Kernelcy wich wuz given to
Custar tc keep him in posishen, he'd BIN prom
sed 10 a Demokratic captin, who wuz led by
company in the FIRST Bun Run 6ght, and VINO
threw Up in DISCUS, the next day, not Hkln The
manner in wich the war waz being conducted,
out now the Kerreicy wuz gone aud Custar
too, and wat wuz worse, there wuz no such
thing to be ez that Wv diminishin him. Inc
enre company yoonited IN midgLhg their
teers.
The next letter wuz read by Seward, ez it
wuz addressed 10 him. 1t was from Raymond.
He opeued with the remark that for the Pres
idenual office ne he'd the highest respeck
Aside from the consideration that it he'd been
wunst okkepied by the good Washington, the
great Ada ms aud the salnted Linkin, the Pres
INSDt might De CJUSfQStcQ Tue idtueI Vi NO
country, hevin so large a number of helpless
children to provide for, and besides, he he'd
instinktive respeck for the dispenser of any
thing 1t was difficult for him, bein open
and sim pie minded man, not to adhere to the
President, but
Good heavens :" shreeked Johnson, " that
little fox Amt goiu to speak Wv his rePuta-
tiol ?''
" Dooty requires the rea din Nv the entire
dock eyment, painful 10 my feelings it may
os,'' sed Seward. He concludes thusly ;"
. am forced to ask you ez one enJoyln con-
fidenshel relations with him who occupies the
Presidential chair, hev it & iven out that l
stand IL opposition TO him. A doo regard for
my reputsshen impels me to this course. 1
remain. Yoors trooly."
There wuz or three more. Gen. Carey
NV Ohio requested the President to remove
him from his collectorship, ez the hoidin NV 1t
guz inlnrin his reputashen editor out w est
who wuz sedoocsd into takin postoftils, beg
ged to hev it taken off his hands, that he
might save his crculashen before 1t wux ever
lastingly too late !; and finally We come to wun,
the seal w wich wuz coat NV arms, bulldog
rampant, bowieknife couchant, supported by
tro,lin horses, on field of green cloth. 1t
wuz from Hon. J ohm Morrissey, who he'd just
been elected to Congress in Noo York.
Mr.. Morrssey remarked, thst ez one OF the
pillars the Democracy, he felt he he'd
right TO speak. lie wished it to be understood
that be washed his hands Nv any connection
with Johnson or his party. He he'd seeo
lie. In states where the Democracy, NV wich
be was pillar, he'd tied themselves to Johnson,
they he'd gone down 10 premature grave.
Respeck for the high offs restrained him
from sayin that the Democracy coodent carry
sich cussid load, but he wood say that the
result NV The election in Moo York, where
they depended solely on muscle and niger,
wien is she reel Democratic capital, and sue
ceeded, wnile where the Democracy wux load
ed down with Johns onianism they failed, sat-
istied hm that the President wuA inkubus.
Ee sed this with all doc respeck for the otis.
Mr. Morrissey further remarked thst ne
he'd also personel reasons for maxim this re-
quest. He commenced Ia humble position,
aad he'd filed the public eye long enuff to sat
isfy his modist ambishen-he he'd wallaped
Sullivan and Heenan-he he'd owned the last
est horses and won more money a. faro then
eny man IN Amerika. His amDishen " III sat
isticd ful ne wuz concerned, but he hoped
20 leave behind him for his infant son (wlch
wux only l2 years Of age, and ~ieh he'd .
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