The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-11-22
gob grintiug,
Nasty.
A Cabinet Meeting-Letters from Rev. Hen
ry Ward Beeoher, Gen Gustav HenryJ.
Raymond and Hon. John Morrissey.
CoEFEDRIT x ROADS,
witch is in the Stait of Kentucky,
Nnvem her i 1864. !

From the Toledo Blade.
CoNFEDRIr X ROADS,
witch is in the Staff of Kentucky,
November l, 1866. J
l wuz called to Washington by our patron
Saint, the President, to comfort his woun-
ded spirit. There amt no Disgusting the
fact, the sperit of Androo johnson is woun-
ded He hez endoored the sIings and arrers
Nv more outrajus fortune than any other
man who hez lived since the days Nv Ham
Iick-rnore indeed than Hainick endoored
-twict over. Hamick's father wuz piz-
oned, and his mother married ag'n afore
her mournin clothes WIZ wore out, suthin
no savin, prudent woman would debut
what Wuz that to wat A. Johnson endoors
every daU Nnthin. -& "a
The cabinet meeting to which wuz sum-
moned wuz called for the purpose of sheddin
a tear or two over the election returns aud
to consider a variety NV letters wich his
EggsIency had received within few days
l may remark that the cabinet he'd gloomy
and midewed look.
The fust was from Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher MIR. Beeeher sreinarked that he
he'd the highest possible respeck for the offs
great Adams, and the sainted Linkin He
Bookanan out NV regard far the feelins NV
the present incumbent, witch eff he he'd read
History correct, wuz ardent supporter of
the Administrators Nv both of them men,
witch ke considered stains upon the pages
NV American history witch he Good wish
mite be obIiterated. But wat he desired to
say wuz that he he'd a higher regard for the
good opinion Nv mankind in general than
b,l e.. ~ "A no Iax Z
tai incumbent of any offs, and 81 he he'd,
in hour of temporary mental aberrashen,
witch he'd happily passed, Endorsed the AID
ministIashen wich insanity he'd worked evil
unto him, he rekested as a simple act of
justice. that the President shood cause it
to be known that he (l3eecher) wuz not
considered by the Administrator ez sup
porter thereof ~ s
81 do this" sed the writer, 'becoz the
impression that | am i'll the confidence of
yoor Eggslency, witch Is unfortunately
abroad, hez seriously DAMAGED MY 'REPU
TAsHEN'' Frooly yours, ct settery.
The readin Nv this letter wuZ folered by
a mint Nv profound silence wien wuz bro
ken by the President.
Let him pass" sed the great man who
hez the dispensin NV the post offisis, ''let
Dustin into teers, ''read that " s -
1t wuz from General Gustav, him NV the
yaller hair, WITCH he'd some reputashun doc.
rim the war ez a cavalry commander 1t
wuz 20 the same effect. He he'd when he
spozd that the policy Nv the President, witch
he esteemed ez he must auy man who held
the exalted position wunst okkepied by the
good Washington, the Great Jefferson and
the sainted Linkin-
'FThe ongrateful dog doesn't respect ME-,
sed Androo Its the offs fill, ''and he bust
into a fresh flood.
When he spozd the Presidents policy
wuz SIGH ez soldier and patriot Good in
dorse, he Endorsed it. But he diskivered
that it led him, back foremost, into compa-
ny wich,s doorinss the late war he he'd alluz
visited face foremost and on horse back,
and therefore, to SAVE HIS REPUTAsHUN, he
must beg that the President wood give it
out, that he General Gustav was not
nor never he'd bin supporter Nv his policy,
and obligez
Yoors trooly, ez before.
wuz to hart broken at this to make any
reply, and Cowan and Doolittle wuz in the
same fix. The Kernecy wich wuz given
to Gustav to keep him in position he'd bin
promised to Demokratic captin, who wuz
led by a company in the first Bull Run
fight and who threw up in disgust the
next day, not likin the manner in witch
the war wuz bein conducted but now the
Kernelcy wuz gone and Custar too and
wat wuz worse, there wuz no SIGH thing
to be thot Nv ez dismissin him. The en-
tire company yoonited in mingling their
tears --
The next letter wuz read by Seward ez
it wuz addressed to him 1t wuz from
Raymond. He opened with the remark
that for the Presidential Office, he he'd the
highest respeck Aside from the consider
ashun that it he'd bin wunst okkepied by
the good Washinton the great Adams and
the sainted Linkin, the President mite be
considered the Father of his country, hevin
so large number of helpless children to
provide for, and besides he he'd a instinktive
respeck for the dispenser of anything. 1t
was difficult for him, bein open and sim
pie minded man. not to adhere to the Presi
dent, but Is q. r--s - e 81
Good Heavens !' shrieked Johnson,
that little fox amt going to speak OF his
reputashen p -
'''Dooty requires the reedin Nv the entire
dockeyment, painful to my feelins ez it
may be-" sed Seward 5sHe concloods
thusly - sea51 .s.r4'..s 4. a.
81 am forced to ask you ez one epjoyin
confdenshal relations with Him who occu-
pies the Presidenshel chair to hev it given
out that | stand in opposition to him.
doc REGARD FOR MY REPUTAsHEN impels me
to this course" | remain, a
Yoors Trooly.
There wuz or three more General
n u Al /,
remove him from his Collectorship ez the
holdin Nv it wuz INJooRIN HIS REPUTAsHEN !;
editor out West who wuz sedooced into
takin a Post Offs, begged to hev it taken
off his hands. that he might save his cir
cula ehen before it wuz everlastinly too late;
and finally come to wun the seal of witch
wuz coat Nv arms, bull dog rampant,
bowie knife oouchant. supported by trottin
horses, on field Nv green cloth. 1t wuz
from Hon John Morrissey who he'd lest
been elected to Congress from Moo York.
Mr. Morrissey remarked that ez one nv
the pillars Nv the democracy, he felt he he'd
a right to speak He wished it to be I'M
derstood that he washed his hands Nv any
connection with Johnson or his party. He
he'd seed lite In states where the democ
rasy, NV which he wuz pillar, he'd tied
themselves tn johnson, they he'd gone down
to a premature grave. Respeck for the
high offs restrained him from sayin that
the Democracy coodent carry such cussid
load, but he wood say that the result Nv
the election i'll Moo York, where they de-
pendid solely on muscle and niger witch
is the reel Democratic capital, and succeeded,
while where the Democracy wuz loaded
down with the Johnsonanism they failed,
satisfied him that the President wuz inku.
bus. He sed this with all doc respeck fo1
the offs Mr. Morrissey further remarked
that he he'd also personnel reasons for maxim
this request He commenced III humble
position and had filled the public eye long