The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-11-08

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WASHINGTON, October 49,
Colonel Fitzgerald;
DEAR SIR-Last week your Friend
Peacock, Of the Bulletin, called upon
somc ono to give an account of the in
tervicw between Mr. Johnson and Sen.
ator Cowan, after the Pennsylvania
election, | have real pleasure in at
tending to this matter. A day or two
after the great battle, Mr. Cowan made
his appearance at the Executive Man
sion. After having been kept waiting
half hoar, he was ushered into the
"prcsence." Mr.. johnson was appar.
emily absorbed in private letter. and
did not raise his eyes for at least three
minutes, during which time the Sena-
tor was kept standing, hat in hand, un
noticed. Finally, the President look
ed up. and said:
"WelH You're here, are your
eyes, SIR replied the Senator.
.When did you leave homer"
yesterday"
"Did you stop at Harrisburg
II did"
"Who did you see there?"
"Not soul. The ungrateful hounds
have deserted me"
"Everything appears to have gone
wrong" said the President,
eyes, replied the Senator, grimly
elbow could you havo been SO mis-.
taken in the RESULT have been de-
ceived on al bands, and most grievous.
| ly have you misled me. A pretty mess
we have made ofit!
FYou must blame the Postmaster
General. If he had followed my in
functions we should have done much
better, and perhaps have carried the
State"
"Oh, d-n your 'ifsr You have had
no ifs about Pennsylvania for the
last month or six weeks"
81 did my BEST" replied the Scna-
tor.
Sand that amounts to just nothing"
testify answered the President. "You
told me that, aided by Johnson Hall,
Flanigen, Sloanaker, Zulicll, Welsh,
Hume, and the others, we should near.
Ely, If not quite, carry Philadelphia
beating Myers, Reilly and Taylor, GER
tain, and perhaps make a clean sweep
of the State"
Il did; but TO my modification, !
have discovered that tie men you have
named are without influence, and un'
reliable
"You should have made this discov-
ery at an earlier day. AS it is, am
the laugh and ieer Of the country"
II repeat, l did my best" replied the
Senator.
"Your bestl Why, you havn't car
ried your own district"
"All owing to the Postmaster Ger
eral and the most villainous frauds"
vPooh, pooh, that is the cry of all
boat6n men. The truth is, we have
made great blunder, thanks to you,
to Montgomery Blair, Sam Randall
Doolittle, Seward and Weed; and | am
not certain that the Radicals wont un-
dertake to impeach me, and perhaps
turn me out of Office before three
months roll around" /"
"I am great constitutional lawyer
and don't think you need TO be ap
prehensive. They will hardly re
sort"
"Stuff and nonsense!" These Radi
Gals will resort to any thing. They
have power, and might makes right
Besides, | think they have me on the
hip" q.
"oh, you need not fear, LII stand by
you"
eyes, but your days are humberct
your influence gone / suppose thai
id Forney, or that malignant ole
Stevens, will take your place. Tb,
truth is. ! bayo been outrageously de
eciyed by all my surroundings lfl
had taken the advice which Colone
Fitzgerald gave mo last June, lshoulc
not have been in this internal trouble
now" aJlaal 4
~What did he say" inquired thu
Senator. qau ta o.
"Why, he told me the naked truth
!; like an honest man. He said Pennsyl
yania would give rs 5,DO0for Genry, ant
that Forney would smash mo and m;
Democratic Conservative Bread and
|, Butter friends just as be smashed OIL