Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-27
Nasty.
HE TRAVELS WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL
PARTY.
AT THE BIDDLE HOUSE, }
(Which is in Detroit, Mich,,) :
September the ith, 1866, \


proud eminence. Three weeks ago wuZ
summoned to Washington by that emf
pently CRATE and good man, Androo
Johnson, TO attend a consultation ez to
the proposed western tour, witch wuz to
be undertaken for the purpose NV arousin
the masses Nv the West to q scence NV
the danger witch was threatenin NV EN-
in case they persisted in Centralizin the
power NV the government into the hands
NV a Congress, instid NV dfusing il
throughout the hands NV one man, witch
is Johnson. When l arrove they had
everything settled, ceptin the appoint
ment OF chaplin for the excursion. The
President insisted upon my film that
position, but Seward objected. He want
ed Beecher, but johnson Wuz inhexibly
agin him. II am determined" SEE he,
"to carry my policy, but have some
bowels left. Beecher heZ done enuf
already, conslderin the pay he got No
no! he shell be spared this trip-indeed
he shell"
every good" said Seward, "but at
least find some clergyman who endorses
us without hevin P. NJ. attached to his
hOnored name. 1t would look better.
81 know it wood" replied Johnson,
"but where kin we find SIGH a one?
hev swung around the entire circle and
hevent ez yet seen him. Nasty it must
be-"
Secretary Seward sejested that clean
shirt wood improve my personal appear
anCe, and akkOrdingly Cirkular wuZ
sent to the clerks in the departments,
aGGpGGip for hot Gipk
EN- eZ refooZed to contribute their quota
wuz instantly dismissed for disloyalty.
At last We started and | mus say we
wuz got up in highly conCilistory style.
Every wun Nv the civilians Nv us wore
buZzum pins, ct settry, witch wuz pre-
sented to EN- by the Southern delegates
to the Philadelphia Convention, witch
wuz made Nv the bones NV Federal
soldiers witch he'd fallen at various bat
ties. Sum Nv EN- were partikerly valu-
able ez anteeks, hevin bin made from the
bones Nv the fust soldiers who fell at
Bull Run.
The Moo York recepshun wus a gay
affair. / never saw his Imperial High
ness in better spirits, and he delivered
his speech to better advantage than l
ever heard him do it before, and believe
I've heard it a hundred times. We left
Moo York sadly.
ALBANY. - There wuZ an immense
crowd, but the Gar Nv all the Americas
didn't get orr his speech here. The Gov
ernor welcomed him eZ the Cheef Magis-
trate Nv the naRhen, and happened to
drop in LincOlns name. That struck a
chill over the party and the President
got out Nv it ez soon ez possible. Bein
reserved ez Cheef Magistrate and not eZ
the great PaCifCator, amt his Eggslen-
cy's best holt. 1t wuz unkind Nv Gov.
FentOn to do it. If he takes the papers
he must know that his Mightiness amt
got but one speech and he ought to hev
made SIGH reception as wood hev en-
abled him to get it orr We shook the
dust orr Nv our feet and left Albany in
disgust.
SKENACTADY.-The people Nv this de-
lightful little village Wuz awake when
the imperial train arrived. The changes
haven't been made in the offices here and
consistently there wuz splendid recep-
shun. l didn't suppose there wuz so
many patriots along the Mohawk.
WuZ pinted out by some one ez the Pres
ldents private adviser--a sort Nv pri-
vate Secretary Nv State, and after the
train started I found jest 2ll petitions
tor the Post Offs in Skenaktady in nv
side coat pocket witch the patriots who
he'd hurrahed so vociferousy he'd dexter
ously deposited there. The incident wuz
a mOvin one. "Thank God, =" thought I.
$50 long en- we hev the post Offices to
give, we can alluz hev a party" The
Sultan swung around the circle wunst
here and leaving the constooshun in their
hands the train moved off.
ROME.-Here we he'd splendid recep-
shun and 1 never heard his majesty
speak more felicitiously. He menshuned
to the audience that he he'd swung
around the Southern side Nv the cirkle
and wuz now swinging around the
Northern side NV it, and that he wuz
tightin traitors on all sides. He left the
Constitooshun in their hands and bid EN-
good bye, received at this pint only
100 petitions for the post offs, witch |
took ez bad omen for the comm cleo
ton.
r UTICA.-The President spoke here with
greater warmth and jerked more origin |
~Ai"y ehou udu UGIOIG ODScIN6u. he In- !
troduced here the remark that he didn't |
come to make speech-that he wuz |
going to shed tear over the tomb NV |
Douglass that in swingin around the |
cirkle he he'd fought traitors on all sides |
NV it, but that he felt safe. He shood |
leave the Constitooshun in their hands |
and eff martyr wuz wanted he wuz
reddy to die with neatuess and dis
patch,
LOCKpoRT.-The President is improvin
wonderfully. He rises with the occas-
ion. AT this pint he mentioned that he
was sot on savin the country witch he'd
honored him. Ez for himself his am
bishun wuz more than satisfied. He he'd
bin Alderman, member of the Legisla-
cher, Congressman, Senator, Military
Governor, Vice President and President.
He he'd swung around the cirkle NV Off
ses, and all he wanted now wuz to heal
the wounds of the nashun. He felt
safe in leavin the constitooshun in their
hands. Ez he swung around the cir
kle-
At this pint interrupted him. told
him that he had swung around the cirkle
wuQSt in this town and or uoarofnI %,