The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-08
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4 Cabinet Aeetiag--Letters iron. Reu. Henry
Ward Beecher, General Custer, Henry J. Ray.
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Ward Beecher General Custer, Henry J. Bay
mond and Hon. John Morrissey
Confederit x Roads, which is in the Stait nv
Kentucky, November 7, 1866. was called to
Washington by our patron Saint, the President,
h to comfort his wounded sperit. There amt no
disguisin the fact, the sperit of Androo johnson
is wounded He hez endoored the sings and
arrers Nv more outrajus fortune than any other
man who hez lived sence the days Nv Hamliek-
more, indeed, than Hamliek endoored-twict
over. Hamlck's father wuz pizoned and his
: mother married again after her mornin clothes
wuZ wore out, suthen no savi1 prudent woman
would do but what was that to wat A. JOHN
son endoors every day Nothin.
The cabinet meeting to which wuz summon
ed wuz called for the purpose Nv sheddin a tear
or two over the election returns, and to consider
a variety NV letters which His Eggscellency he'd
received within few days may remark that
the cabinet he'd 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 Washington, the great Adams and the
sainted Linkin. He omitted remarkin ANYTHING
about Peerce and Bookanan out NV regard for
the feeins NV the present incumbent, which, eff
he he'd read History correct wuz an ardent sup
porter Nv the Adminstrashens Nv both Nv them
men which he considered stains upon the pages
Nv American history wich he Good wish mite be
obliterated. 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 accidental incumbent of any offs,
and ez he he'd, in hour of temporary mental
aberrashen, which he'd happily passed. endorsed
the Administrashen, which insanity he'd worked
evil unto him, he rekeSted ez a simple act of JUS
tice that the President shoold cause it to be
known that he Beecher was not considered by
the administrator ez supporter thereof.
" do this, said the writer, g becoz the i'm
preston that am in the confidence Of yoor Egg
slency, which is unfortunately abroad, bez Sc
riously damaged my reputation" Trooly yours,
ct settry.
The readin NV this letter wuz folIered by a
minut Nv profound silence, which wuz broken by
the President.
" Let him pass, sed the great man who hez
the deSpensin Nv the post offises, 'let him pass
But here is another" Sed he, Dustin into teers,
read that" Hc n
1t wuz from Gen. Custar him NV the yaller
hair which he'd some reputashen doorin the war
ez a cavalry commander. 1t wuz to the same
effect. He he'd when he sposd that the policy
NV the President, which he esteemed ez he must
any man who he'd ever held the exalted position
wunst okkepied by the good Washington, the
great Jefferson and the sainted Linkin-
The ongrateful dog doesn' respect Me- sed An
droo, its the offs fill, - and he bust into
fresh flood.
When he sposed the Presidents policy
wuz sich ez soljer and patriot Good endorse,
he endorsed 1t. But he diskivered that it lead
him, back foremost, into company which doorin
the late war he had alluz visited face foremost
and on horseback, and therefore, to saUe his rep
| UtaShen, he must beg that the Prsident wood
/ give it out, that he Cen Custar wuz not nor
never he'd bin supporter of his policy, and
oblige Yours trooly, ez before.
Iwuz too hart-broken at this to make any re-
ply, and Cowan and Doolttle wuz in the same
fix. The Kernelcy which was given to Custar to
keep him in posishen, he'd bin promised to
Demokratic captain, who wuz led by a company
in the first Bull Run fight, and who threw up in
disgust the next day, not likin the manner in
which the war wuz bein conducted, but now the
Kernelcy wuz gone and Custar too, and wat
wuz worse, there wuz no sich thing to be thot
Nv ez dismisSn him. The entire company yoo-
nited in minglin THAR teers.
The next letter wuz read by Seward eZ it wuZ
addressed to him. 1t wuZ from Raymond
He opened with the remark that for the Presi-
Dental Office, he had the highest respeck. Aside
! from the considerashen that it he'd bin wunst
okkepied by the good Washington, the great
Adams, and the sainted Linkin, the President
mite be considered the father of his country, hev
in so large number of helpless children to pro-
vide for, and besides he he'd an instinktive re-
fcut for him, bein open and simple minded
man. not to adhere to the President, but
" Good Heavens ~ shreeked Johnson "that
little fox amt goin to speak nv HIS reputashen 2"
Dooty requires the readin of the entire dock
eyment, painful to my feeins ez it may be" sed
Seward " He concludes thusy :"
{" am forced to ask you ez one enjoyin con-
fdenshal relations with Him who occupies the
Presidential chair, to hev it given out that
stand in opposition to him. A doc regard for
my reputaShen impels me this course" | re-
main, Yours Trooly.
There was or three more. Gen. Carey, NV
Ohio. requested the President to remove him from
his Collectorship, ez the holding Of it wuz in
jooring his reputashen; editor out west, who
wuz sedooced into takin Post Offs, begged to
hev it taken off his hands, that be might save his
circuashen before it wuz everlasingly too late
and finally we come to wun the seal NV which
wuz coat NV arms, bull dog rampant bowie
| knife couchant, supported by trottin horses, on
a field NV green cloth. 1t wuz from Hon. John
Morrissey who he'd Jest ben elected to Congress
| in Moo York
Mr.. Morrsey remarked that ez one Nv the pill
lars NV the Democracy, he felt he he'd rite to
speek. He wished tito be understood that he
washed his hands uvany connection with John
son or his party. He he'd seen little. In states
where the Democracy, NV which he wuz piller,
! he'd tied themselves to Johnson, they he'd gone
down to prematoor grave. Respeck for the
high offs restrained him from sayin that the
! Democracy coodent carry sich cussid load, but
he would say that the result of the election in
| Moo York, where they depended solely on muscle
| and nigger which is the reel Democrat capital,
! and succeeded while where the Democracy wuZ
| loaded down with Johnsonianism they failed,
satisfied him that the President wuz inkubus.
lie sed this with all doc respek for the offs. Mr..
Morrissey further remarked that he he'd
! also personal reasons for maxim this request
| He commenced in humble position, and he'd
| filled the public eye long enuf to satisfy his
modist ambshen-he he'd walloped Sullivan and
Heenan--he he'd owned the fastest horses and won
more money at faro than any man in Amerika.
His ambishen wuz satisfied as fur ez he wuz con-
cerned, but he hoped to leave behind him for his
infant son which wuE only twelve years Nv
age and which he'd development Nv intelleck
and muscle remarkable for one so tender, hevin
already waloped every boy in the skool to which.
he wuz gon) he desired to leave that son a
honorable name. i he'd bin given out that be
wuz supporter NV the individooal who okke-
pied the Presidenshe offs, and it was injoorin
him. He wished that stigma removed-a regard
for has reputation forced him to insist upon it.
And this epistle wuz dooly signed
his
JOHN ID MoRRIssEY, M. @.
mark
There wuz silence in the Cabinet. This last
stroke intensified the gloom which he'd settled
onto the Government, and ez | turned my tear
bedewed eyes saw the great drops coursin down
the cheeks Nv every one present. Mr.. Seward
retired without saying anything about ninety
days, and one by one they departed
1t wuz solemn time. There wuz other let