The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-16
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From the Syracuse Standard
MisrHEa ErrToR.--Wite House Sketches
bein kind offashn' able litrytoor Ct the pres
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the follawin, the particulars cv xfch wuz
con6ded to me by atroothful jung man. re-
lashun ov mine, who is q buzzum confident
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before that illustrous individule startid TO
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have 10 truble IN gettin it rite. AgAssa
Yours trooiy, GALus4A BRowE.
BEFORE swHeIs'.
Mr.. Lincoln successor, - -, "it's al rite.
The peoples = comm. straight over, know;
They're leeale dasslsd, - yet ~ the lite
That streams from the great Filadslfia show. "
Mater Seward, ses he. S
II seems curious to me,
How the hon and lam could 70 sweetly agree.
scs President Andrew, ses he, tDont You know
How sussled the lion aasskesssA the poor lam,
An linked EN- together purpose to show
To the world what crate isn-tsmsr am -
Mister seward, ses be,
ssAh, yes, nov I1ee
Twas the soothn effects Of your swets Policy"
- ,ss%s s#
II must show myself to the pesple,rssss he:
They must hear the encouragin' tones Of my
voice; 81 Ssses
I'll take short trip thro the northern countree
An tell my old friends 10 wake up an rejoice"
Mister Seward, ses he,
s'Be sure an take me;
I'll do the polite for your ExcelIency."
ses Don Andrew. ses he, s.psfhap. you don't know
I've held every ofhs from Alderman up,
I've writ it all down in speech thai. ii show
I amt to be skeered by no Radikfe pup"
Mister Seward, scs he,
That's q novel idee
It'll tickle the ribs of the Demokrasee:"
SEES William, ses he. "I'vc notion that Grant
And Farrsgut I'D help us in case of . hitch
They're stars that'Il draw, and the populace liant
Got no grudges agin EN- bout vetoes an SIGH. +"
Mister johnson, ses be,
@Youy smart 'un, Biliee
We claim all the honors Ourselves, yon m ne :"
ses his Highness, he, Stephen Douglas is
dead.
Bein' so, few tears can cheerfuly drop
Along with his friends in Chicago, instsd
OF seem him work in the radikle shop"
Mister Seward, ses he,
"we1 start OF airy,
And swing round the cirkie meanderinly.
SEES Moses the I'd, SEES he, "BilI, you're an ass;
Grant and Farragut's spilled the program, you
see
They GO, all the eheerin' ! got all the sass,
And the crowds cause OF them. wouldn't listen
10 me-"
Mr. Seward, he,
II reckon spree
Won't damage US much with the demokrssee.''
SEES the great Recon.tructor, ses he, whats that
noisef"
Mister Seward, SEES he, 81 guess that's Vermont.
Theyr' a blockheadcd set. them Green Mountain
Boys,
They ailus 90 Jus, the way you don't want
Mr. Johnson ses be,
Between you and me,
They need some emil zhtenin on Ny Policy"
ses Andrew the Grsas, ses he, "There goes
other 80
Mister Seward, ses he, "That ere comes from
Maine,
An by il. peculiar loudness. ruther
Guess we have won defeat there again.
Mister johnson, SEES he,
q don't a flea
For any burned State except old Tennessee"
ses the Swinging of cirkles, he, SIS that thun-
Mister Seward ne. he, Them we're terrible elap.;
It's the 9th of October. and shouldn't wonder
Ifthem the guns OF them radikle chaps
down in Pennsyivany
And Iowa" ses he,
"And Ohio. alas and Ingiany"
Ses the Crusher Of Traitors, he, Il don't mind
Them Pesky Down casters, they're worse than
the Dutch.
But the Buckeyes and Hoosiers, to whose hasds 1
consigned
The Constitution and stars-it's too much, it's
too much T.
Mister Seward, ses he,
THAT Western countree
Don't show much respect for your Excellency."
Hes the Pride Of the Tsilors. he. ats too bad
Isn't my policy easy and kind2
Why shouldn't the south have all that she had,
An take $ much more she feels in the mndf
Mister Seward, SEES he,
'.It's lovely idee,
But the people insist on some burned guarantee"
The Humble Individusle, says he, 'why, why
Didn't grab the Dictatorship while could
snake il.
'Sted of modestly waitin.' SO bashful and shy.
For TO raise new party 10 ask me TO take ~ :
Mister Seward, ses he,
THAT ere modesty
Has saved us our necks, your Excellency.'