Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-04-11
MAGER JACK DOWNING.
He Issues Grand ssPeace Proc
lamation"-His Advice to the
Radicals.
WosnINruN. Feb. 81, 1865.

meesidge veloin of the Freeiman's Buro.
| That great Strait paper has gone from Us
abiin, down the sireem of time. We ri
4 it, aud we sent il out as far expression of
four feelings and vues on the present sur
cumstauces.
! As GENERAL thing ! aud the President
cant STOP 10 explain 10 inqusflve persons
what we are ADDING OF, for the country =
We couldn't spar the time. YeI wish 10
give you and 'Jeemes Bucannon rhs p;nis
occasionally because know you can appre-
shate our difficulties.
Whsn this Frsedman's Bnro Tor came 10
us for onr appr oval the President catch up
the paper end red ii through from The be-
ginning to the eending, wi'hou, slooppin,
and then handed it 10 me without saying OF
word. red it myself, the President LOOK
| in first a; me and lhen al The Ere, tell got
through, When had finished it The Pres
| ideut said =
"Did you ever see the. beeier of that in
your born days; here is more brakin OF
The Constitution in ,ha, one Of, than in q
the acks Of Congress, since was baby.
| What shall DO with il ?"
Ses what does the Constitution say We
must DO with il!
ssWeto il" ses The President:
1 Then we veto it, ses | aud when We We
10 it lees leve the matters imbraced in lit
ceer and disiinck for all future lime. Put
it beyond dispute. DID 700 ever know Glink
Winklee, ses Mr.. President!
| "No, !" sed the President, 81 never bad
the pleasure of his acquaintance. What of
himt
/ Ses, IGiuk Winkfeel was the son Of ole
/ Boohoo Winkfee, rsasbun of General
Winkleel Scot. Now, Glnk was cross ide
aud ner sited and ynsed to war 90 old par
Of black iron specktickles, with round
/ glasses nearly as big as SANGER. GIink's
har was white, ell his lie, and when
knowed him particular, he was great hand
! TO play maryiIs, and could always tell whe
/ he was gon 10 lake out the middle man
! from tor GIink would reach up his back
! and draw breed on The middle man aud
/ his head sorler sidewaps, like dog look
I in al a piece of bred in your hand, and
then blaze away, and never knew GIiak
| to miss the middle man if he had lime 10
| roach his back and draw his heed. Now,
! SIR. President, | want you 10 roach your
back when you come TO veto this lor. Take
! the middle man out from tor, and seule
/ Bhro.
: Ses the President, al know all about taken
The middle man from ior, and II show boys
how they pass thar red qniI patch work lors
and expect me 10 sine Them. Msier, Phi
rite The veto aud while doin that you must
rite oct that general proclamation we have
| been rorkin about, and when we ge: lhrou'
we will reed over and correct them.
Very well, ses I, MIR. President, be print
ed 10 that veto Ieev vaig generali;ies TO
Mr. Seward aud Bonypart, bnl we must rite
so that every buddy can understand us-it
! saves site OF lronble.
Thereupon The President took his slaii
and pencil and rit of The first draft Of his
Veto MessaSe, while ri. the general proc
lamashun. When We finished, the Presi,
dent read first, and we altered and amend
ed il 10 suit oar Iint vnes5 which that IS the
same message sent to TIE SsnDit on The
l9.h instant, and which has been publish-
ed, aud needn't send you copy of it
/ After The Message was finished, read the
proclamation, as icers:
''In The name of-Amen. Andy John
sing President Of ibe United States 10 The
whole ielrif,my of North America, Greet
| in.
"Know you that since Generals Sheridan
and KiIpa;rich. Melroy and Butler, Thomas
and Hunler, Grant and Sherman has gone
through he rebellion with their armies, and
gathered Up all The gold aud siser alches,
silver spspns, breast pins, finger rings,
niTes aud forks, silk dress, carpets, aud
everything else they wanted, as spiles be-
iougin TO the viciors, and destroyed every.
thing they didn't wanl, and laid waste the
feeds, burnt the dwellins, fences, barns,
stables, and mills, cut down the froot trees.
lrampled on aud proclaimed the graves of the
honnered ded, imprisoned the winner old
men and boys; The armies of the Conied-
eracy SO called has stacked thar arms, given
thar payroll, taken my amnesty oath, and
gone home TO look at the chimlys whar
once STOOD thar houses, and gather togelh-
er thar families to none over the desola.
shous of thar country, in good yernesl de-
lermiEed, 10 live and die in the Union, and
to accept peace on the terms of my proc
lamashou, so that now the thunder of can
mons and morlaTs, aud muskils, and rifles
rnd pistols, has died out, the tramp OF the |
wor horse, the rumblin of baggidge wsg-
gins and ambniances, the groans Of The |
sick and wounded, the double qnickin o.