The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-12
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- November Z, 1866.
I wuZ called to Washington by our
patron Saint, the President, to comfort
his wounded sperit. There aint no dis.
guisin the fact, the sperit of Androo
johnson is wounded, He hez endo0reFl
the slings and arrers Nv more outrajus
fortune than any other man who hez
lived sence the days of Hamlick-more
indeed, than Hamlick endoored-twict
over. Hamlick's father wuz pizoned
and his mother married agin a1ore her
mourning clothes wuz wore out, suthin
no sayln, prudent woman would do;
but what wuz that to wat A. johnson
endOors every day? Nothin.
The Cabinet meetin to wich wuz
summoned wuz called for the purpose
NV sheddin a tear or two over the cleo
tion returns, and to consider a variety
NV letters wich His Eggscellency he'd
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 respeclk for
the offs wunst held by the good Wash
inton, the great Adams and the safnted
Ltnktn. he omitted remarkin auythin
about Peerce and Bookanan out NV re-
gard for the feelins NV. the present in
cumbent, wich If he he'd read History
correct, wuz a ardent supporter NV the
administrator nv both NV them men,
wich he considered stains upon the
pages NV American history wich he
Good wish might be obliterated.
But wat he desired to say.~wuz that
he he'd higher regard tor tho good
opinion NV mankind in general than he
he'd for the good opinion NV the acci-
dental incumbent Nv any offs, and ez
HNaR kNEaEN - h.
aberrashen, wfch he'd happily passed,
endorsed the Administrashen, wich in
sanity he'd worked evil unto him, he
repeated ez simple act NV justice that
the President shood cause 1t TO be known
that he (Beecher) wuz not consid-
cred by the Administration ez sup
porter thereof
ST do this" J" sed the writer, 'sbecoz the
impression that am in the confidence
NV yoor EggscellencY, wich is onfortu-
nately abroad, hez seriously DAMAGED.
MY REPUTASHEN."
80 Trooly yoors, ct settry.
The readin NV this letter wuz follored
by mint of profound silence wich
wuZ broken by the President,
"Let him pass,n sed the great man
who hez the deSpensin NV the post off1s-
is, tlet him pass. But here is another"
sed he, Dustin into teers, tread that"
1t wuZ from Gen. Custar, him NV the
yd1kSE hlSut Heu HOIIle IeDuLa60un
door1n the war ez a cavalry command
er. 1t wuz to the same effect. He he'd
when he spozed that the policy nv the
President, wich he esteemed e3 he must
any man who held the exalted position
5wunts Okkepied by the good Washin-
ton, the great Jefferson and the sainted
Linkin- H
"The 4ongrateful dog doesn't respect
NE" sed Androo, "its the offs I ffll,''
and he bust into fresh flood.
when he spozed the Presidents
policy Wuz stch eZ solJer and patriot
Good endorse, he endorsed it. But he
dfskivered that 1t led him, back fore
most, into company wich, doorin the
late war he he'd alluz visited face fore
most and on horseback, and therefore,
to SAVE his REPUTAsHUN, he must beg
that the PRECEDENT wood give it out,
that he (Geu. Custar) wuz not nor new
er he'd bin supporter NV his policy,
Yoors trooIy, ez before.
Iwuz too heartbroken at this to make
any reply, and Cowan and Doolit-
tie was in the same fix. The Kernelcy
wlch wuz given to Custar to keep him
in posishen; he'd bin promised to a /
dimokratic captin, who wuz led by
company in the first Bull Run fight,
and who threw up the next day in dis
gust, not hkin the manner in Wich the
war wuz conducted, but the kernelcy
.wuz gone and Custar too, wat wuz
worse, there wuz no sich thing to be
thot nv ez dismissIn him. The entire
company yoonited in minglIn their
teers.
The next letter wuz red by Seward
ez it wuz addressed to him. It Wuz
from Raymond. He opened with the
remark that for the Presidential office,
he he'd the highest respeck. 4
Aside from the cOnSiderashun that it
he'd been okkepied by. the good Wash
ington, the great Adams and the saint
ed Linkin, the President might be con.
sidered the father OF his country, havin
80 large number of helpless children
TO provide for, besides he he'd fnstink-
tive respsck for the dispense of any
thing. 1tWuz difdcnlt for him, bein a
simple minded man, not to adhere to
the President, but Gi
. .'Good Heavens n shrieked johnson,
esthat little fox amt goin tospeak of HIS
repntashen3" 2"
"Dooty requires the .reedin nv the en-
tire dOckeyment, ,painfnl 70 my feelings
ez Il may be, sed Seward. "He con-
cludes thhsly:ii
81 am forced 10 ask yo0 eZ one enjoy
in conhdenshel relations with Him who
occupies the Presidential chair, to hewitt
given out that stand In Opposition to
him., "A doc REGARD FOR NY REPUTA-
|sHEMtmpels me 70 this course' re-
main YoorB tfoOlY,