The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-14


L found Jest I'll petitions for the
Postoffis in Skenaktedy in my side
coat pocket, wich the patriots who
he'd hurra1ed so vocifferously he'd
dexterously deposited there. The
insident wuz movin one. "Thank
God,' thought I. $50 long ez we
hev the Postoffises to give, we kin
alluz hev party. The Sultan swung
around the cirkle wunst here and
leaving tho copstooshun in their
hands the train moved off.
ROME Here we he'd splendid
recepshun and ] never heard his
majesty speek more felicitously. He
menshuned to the audience that he
he'd swung around the Southern side
NV the cirkle and wuz now swingin
around the Northern side nv it, and
that he wuz 6ghtin traitors on all
sides He left the Constitution in
their hands and bid EN-, good bye. I
received at this pint only 1870 petitions
for the Postofiis, wicli took ez bad
omen for the comm election.
UrrcA--The President spoke hero
with greater warmth and jerked more
originality than he'd before observ-
ed. lie introdoost here the remark
that lie didn't come to make q
speech-that he wuz goin to shed o
tear over the tomb NV Donglas-thas
in swingin around tue circle he he'd
fought traitors on all sides NV it, bus
that lie felt safe. lie shood leave
the Constooshn in their hands, and
ef martyr wuz wanted he wuz reddy
to die with neetness and dispatch.
LocKPoRr-The President is i'm
provin wonderfully. lie rises with
the occasion. At this pint hc men,
toned that he lie wuz sot on savin
the country wich he'd honored him.
IIz for himself his ambishn wuz more
than satisfied lie he'd bin Alder
man, meber Nv the Legislachcr, Con-
gressman, Senator, Military Cover
nor, Vice President aud President.
He he'd swung around the entire cir
Gle Nv ollises, and all he wanted now
WIZ to heal the wounds NV the ma.
shen. lie felt safe in leavin the con-
stooshun in their hands. Ez ho
swung around the cirkle--
At this pint 1 interrupted him.
told him that he he'd swung around
the cirkle wunst in this town, and ez
yooselul ez the phrase wuz it might
spile by too much yoose.
At Cleveland we begun to get into
hot water. Here is the post to wich
the devil Nv Ablishnsm is chained,
and his chain is long enough to let
him range over neerly the whole
State am panied to state that the
Presilept Yuznt treated here with the
respcck- due his station. He COM
mensI ueliyern his speech, but wuz
made the eubjeck nv ribald laifture.
Skasely he'd he got to the pint NV
sw inHin around. the cirklc, when q
toul.hothed higger lover yelled
..TetO,2) and another lvocitferated
''Noo Orleens," and another remark
ed "BIemphis, and one after anoth-
er interruption occurred until His
liighncss WIZ completely turned of
the track and got wild. He forgot
the starch wuZ out Nv him and he
wuz worsted. Grant, wich we he'd
takin along to draw the crowds, play
ed dirt on us here, and stepped onto
a boat for Detroit, leayin us only
Farragut ez attraction, who tried
: twice to git away ditto, but wuz time
. ly prevented. The President recov-
! cred his ekanimity and swung around
. the cirkle wunst, and leavin the con-
stooshn in their hands, retired.
At the next we wus astounded nj
> seein but one man ut the station. He
: wuz dressed with sash over his
y shoulder, and wuz wavin flag with
u wun hand, firin saloot with a re.
y volver with the other, and playin
y l.Hail to the Chief" on a mouth or.
c gan, all to yunst "Who are YOU
my gentle friend" sez he. "I'm q
~ perceshun waitin here TO do honor
to our Chief Magistrate all all alone
sir. There wuz twenty Johnsonian:
-" in this hamlet, sir, but when the com
u mishn came for me, the other nine
teen wuz soured and sed they didn'
). care d---n for him nor his policy
~ sir. Where is the President?" An
~ droo wuz goin 10 swing around til,
). circke for this one man and leave til,
constooshen in his hands, but Sewar,
y checked him.
v At Fremont we he'd handsom
% recepshnn, for the ofIlses hevn't BIZ
e' changed there, but Toledo didn't d
y so weiL IThe crowd didn't chez
Androo much, but when Farragu
:. 'e was trotted out they gave him
- rouser, wich wuz anything hut pleas
~ in to the Checf Magistrate NV thi
= nashen, who blelves in bein respect
ie el.1s.,Jg,... l.a... ..
~ Finally we rccc!icd Detroit. Thi
bein a Democratic city the Presiden
q wuz hissclf agin His speech her
iA WIZ wan NV rare merit. He gath
c cred together in one quiver all til
u sparklin arrows he had used fror
C. Washington to this point, and she
u en one by one. He swung aroun
10 the cirSlc--he didn't come 10 make
= speech--he he'd bin Alderman NV hi
nc native town-he mite hev been Dici
Is later but woodent--and ended with
~ poctickal cotashun wich I coodeI
''e Setch, but wich ez neer ez / COO
u understand wuz;
Kuu ps,It,-Kufn aIf-this rock shel d,