Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-12-05
From the Toledo Blade,
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A Cabinet Meeting---Letters from Rev, Hen.
nv Ward Reecher. Gen. Gnstsr. Henry ]

A Cabinet Meeting Letters from Rev. Hen
ry Ward Beecher Gen. Cu8tar, Henry ],
Raymond and Hon. John Morrissey.
CONFEDRIT X ROADS,
(wich is in the Stait NV KentuCky,)
November :, 1866.
| wuz called to " Washington by our
patron Saint, the President, to comfort
his wounded sperit. There amt no
disguisin the fact, the sperit Of Androo
Johnson is wounded. He hez endoor
ed the slings and arrers nv more out
raius fortune than any other man who
hez lived since the days Nv HamHck
more indeed, than Hamlick endoored
-twict over. Hamliek' 5 father wuz
pizoned and his mother married agin
afore her mourning clothes wuz wore
out, suthin on savin, prudent woman
would do; but what wuz that to wat
4. Johnson endOOrs every day p
Nothin.
The Cabinet meetin TO wich | wuZ
summoned wuz called for the purpose
NV sheddin a tear or two over the elec-
ton returns, and to consider variety
NV letters wich His Eggscolency had
received within few days. | may re
mark that the Cabinet he'd a gloomy
and mildewed look.
The fust wuz from Rev Henry Ward
Beecher Mr. Beecher remarked that
he he'd the highest possible respeck for
the offs wunst held by the good Wash
ington, the great Adams and the saint
ed Linkin. He omitted remarkin any
thin about Pcerce and Bookanan out
! NV regard for the feelins nv the pres
ent incumbent, which if he'd red his
tory correct, wuz a arIcht supporter
NV the Administrations NV both Nv
them men, wich he considered stains
upon the pages Nv American history
wich he Good wish mite be obIitcrated.
But wat he desired to say wuz that
| he he'd higher regard for the good
opinion Nv mankind in general than he
he'd for the good opinion Nv the acci-
| dental incumbent Nv any offs and ez
| he he'd, in a hour uv temporary men
| tai aberrashun, which he'd happily
passed, endorsed the Administrator,
wich insanity he'd worked evil unto
him, he repeated ez a simple act Nv
| Justice that the President shoOld cause
it to be known that he, (Beecher) was
not considered by the Administration
ez supporter thereof.
Il do this sed the writer, becoz the
impression that | am in the confidence
Nv yoor Eggscelency, wich is OnfOrtu
nately abroad, hez seriously damaged
my reputashcn.
Trooly yoors, ct settry.
The readn NV this letter wuz toller-
ed by Il mint NV profound silence wich
wuz broken by the President:
de, him pass, sed the great man,
| who hez tho disponsIn Nv the post OH
sis, 81 let him pass. But here is another,
! sed he, Dustin into tears, read that
1t wuz from Gen. Custar, him nv the
WALLER hair, wich he'd some reputashun
| doorin the war ez a cavaly camman-
der. 1t wuz to the same effect He
he'd when he spozed that the policy Nv
! tho President, wich he esteemed ez he
must any man who held the exalted
position wunst okkeped by the good
Washinton, the great etferson and the
sainted Linkin-
The ongrateful dog doesn't respect
ME- sed Androo, its the offils l hll,
and he bust into fresh flood
- When hespozed the Presidents
policy wuz sich ez soJer and patriot
Good endorse, he endorsed it But he
diskivered that it led him, back fore
most, into company wich, doorin the
late war he he'd alluz visited face fore
| most and on hossback, and therefore,