The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-08
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4 CIJind Nediing--LsaTs from Rec. Henry
Ward Bs'chT, Csnaai Caster, Hsnry ,. Ray.
Nond aud hon. John Norrissev.
=. Coniederil X Roads, which Is In the stait Nv
keniucky,l November Z, 1896. I was called 10
Washington by our patron Saint, the President
10 comfort his wounded spert. There aint no
disguisin the fact the sperit Of Andro0 johnson
| Is wounded. lie hez endoorcd the slines and
arrcrs nv more ouirajus fortune than any other
inan who hez lived senee the days NV Ilamliek-
| more, indeed, than Iiarllick cnsloored-twict
over. llamlicks father wuz pizoned and his
mother married again after her mornin clothes
wnz wore out, suihcn no savin, prudent woman
would do but what was that 20 wat A. ions.
son endooIs every day ? Nothin.
Tue cabinet meeting 10 which wuz summon.
cd wus called for the purpose NV sheddin a tear
OF two over the election returns. and 20 considsr
a variety Nv letters which His Eggsceilency he'd
I received within = few days. ! may remark that
ihe cabinet he'd gloomy aud mildcwcd look.
Tue ius, wuz from Rev. Henry Ward IIctchcr
hr' berchct remarked that he he'd the highest
possible rcspcck for the oils wunsi held by the
good Washington, the great Adams and the
I san'cd l.inkin. lie Omitted rcmarkin anything
about Pecrce and Bookanan out NV regard G,r
the icelins uv the present incumbent which. II
lac hed read History correct, wux an ardent sup
/ porter Nv the AdminislTashcns NV both NV then
men which he considered stains upon the pages
Nv American history wich he Good wish mite he
| obliterdied. but wat lie desired To say WIZ that
! lac he'd "a higher regard for the good opinion ny
mankind ia general than he he'd for the good
opinion NV the accidental incumbent Of any oils.
anu "a hc he'd, in hour Of temporary mental
a6errasien, which he'd happily passed, endorscd
Tue Administrator, which insanity he'd worked
cVii unto him, he rckcstcd ez simple act OF us-
! iicc that the President shoold cause II TO be
known that lac lIeccher was not considered by
The administration ez supporter thereof.
alHa Ntsa a.a.N a 4
preston that am ia the confidence OF yoor Egg.
siency which Is unfortunately abroad, hex Sc.
Flohsly di"'sgod mg raPHtdfiVH.' Trooly yours,
! ct sctiry.
The readn NV this letter wuz follere,l by
minn' uv profound silence, which wuz broken by
the President.
d" l.et him pass sed the great man who hcz
ihcdrspensin uv the post onises. "lei him pass -
SUI here Is another, sed he. Dustin into iccts,
% read that"
ltWGz from Gen. Casiar, him Nv the WALLER
ila'r, which he'd some repuiashcn doorin the war
- cavalry commander. II wuz 10 the same
elect lie he'd when he sposd that the poljcy
NV the President, which lac esteemed cz he must
anf man who he'd ever held the exalted pnsiiion
"unsl okkcpicd by the good Washington the
efca, Jefferson aud the sainied Linkin-
The ongraiciul dog docsn respect NE, scd An
fresh flood.
When he sposcd the Presidents policy
wuz sch ,z solier and a patriot Good endorse
hc endorsed IL. Hut he diskivered that il lead
Elm. back foremost, into company which doorin
/ the late war he had ailuz visited face foretnos,
aud on hoFschnck. aud therefore, TO ssrc his rep
/ T'fshfn, he must beg that the Prsidcnt wood
/ give II ont, that he Gen. Cusiar wux no, NOR
! never he'd tia q supporter OF his policy, and
ohlicr Yours ,rooly - I,sa,s
/ wn1 too hari-hFOkcn NJ this to make any re-
! n'i and Cowsn and Dooli,ilc wuz in the same
I ix. The kcrntlcy which was given TO Cusar 10
kccp him Ia posishcn, he'd bin PROMISED 10 n
'cn"Nrlic captain, who wuz led hy "A compapy
u The first Rn.l Run fight, and who threw up ia
disgust The next LAY, no, likin the manner in
which ihc war wuz hein conducted but now the
kctn'.cy wuz gone and Cusiar too and wat
VIZ wotse ihsc wuZ no sich thing 10 bc ihot
y. - ai-m's'in him The eniirc company yoo-
liicd in iainglin THAR ieers
Tic next letter wuz read by Seward cz il wuz
! addressed ~ him. Il wnz from Raymond -
/ lie ortued with the remark that for the Prrsi-
DENTAL Office he had the hghes, respcck. Aside
from the considerashen that il he'd bin wunst
ohkeped hy The good Washington. the great
Adams, and the sainlcd Linkin, the President /
.!ic be considered the father Of bis country. hev-
IN 50 large numhcr Of helpless children 10 PRO.
vide for, aAd losdes he he'd an inslinktive re-
sIcck Tot the dispenser Of anything. II was diff
hculi Tor him. hein u open and simple minded
man. not % adhere 10 the President, but
ia.
little fox aini goin to speak ms reputashen p
81 Dooiy requires the readiu Of the entire dock
cimeni, painful 10 my icclins cz IL may hc ssd
seward. 81 lie concludes ihusly -
' ! am forced 10 ask you cz one enjoyin con.
ldenshal relations with Him who occupies the
Presidential chair, to hev IL given out that .
stand ia opposiiion To him. 4 doc rogdrd Tor
"y rPH'fshea impcis me this course" re
main, Yours Trooly
There vas > or three niorc C;en. Carey' nv
Ohio requested the President 10 remove him from
bis Colleciorship, tz the holding Of /; wuz In.
jooring his Tcpuiashen ; n editor out west. who
wuz stdooccd into iakin Post Oils, begged 10
hey II taken OF his hands, that hc might save his
circulashcn before Il wuz evorlas;ingly too late
ani finally we come TO wun the seal NV which
wuz coat Nv arms, bull dog rampant, bowie.
huic roucaani, supported by iroiiin horses, on
Field uv green cloth. II wuz from Hon John
Norf-sey, who he'd jest hen tleried 10 Congress
In Nco York
Nr. Nurri.cy remarked that IL one uy the pil
lars uv the Democracy, he felt he he'd a rite TO
spc,k. lie wished II to be understood that he
washed his bands uv any connection with John
son OF hi party. lie he'd scpn little In states
where tie pUmocrasy, NV which he wuz "A piller
led tied themselves To johnson, they he'd gone
dp"n Q" "a prelnaioOr grave. Rcspeck for the
high uihs TrstTained him from sayin that the
n,muefasy coudcni carry sich u cussid load but
hc would .sy that the result Of the election In
Moo York, where they depended solely on muscle
ani Higg,g. which is the reel Democrat CaIital
aud succeeded, while where the Democracy wux
loaded down with Johnsonianism they fled
satisfied him that the President wux a inknbus
.le sci this with all doc respek for the oliis Mr.
Murrissey farther remarked that be hid
also PERSONAL geasons for maxim this request,
Tie commenced IN a humble position and he'd
filled the public eye long enuf TO satisfy his
mOdIst an,bishen-he he'd wailOped Sullivan and
!ic'nan--hc he'd Owned the fastest horses and won
more money nj faro than any man in Amerika.
His nn'bishcn wuz satisfied fur q hc wnx con-
cerned but be hoped To leave behind him for his
infant son which wuE only twelve years Nv
age and whieh he'd a development NV inlelleck
and muscle remarkable for one 20 tender heyiu
already waloped every boy In the skool 10 which.
lac wuz goiu be desired TO leave that son
hDuOrsA.s Eaale. u he'd hin given out that be
Nuz supporter Nv the indiyidooal who okke-
pied the PTesidcnshcl oils, and Il was injoorin
him. lie wished that stigma removed-a regayd
'or his rtpai5tioR forced him 10 insist upon H.
And this eplsie wuz dooly signed
his
JoHs y MoRRsSEY, NC.
mark
There wuz silence Ia the Cabinet. This last
stroke intensified the gloom which he'd settled
onto the Government, aud CT turned my tear
believed eyes saw the great drops eoursin down
the checks Nv every Que present. Mr. Seward
retired without saying anything about ninety
days, and one by one they departed.
u wuz a solemn time. There wuz other let
tiers yet TO he read, but no one he'd the heart to
open en-. made move In that dircckshun,
but Androo prevented me, =" I'm SICK" mur-
INJURED he In husky voice, which showed that