Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-09-21
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uE TRAVELS WIN TIE rFE-uEyrfSL PARTY.
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September the Ith, 1866.
Step .- s.e1 I am assenii1 the ladder Nv
ame-s, tT step / am ciimbln to a proud
emincucC. Iar,e weeks sg0 l wuz summoned 70
Washington hy that emiuently crate and good
man, Aulr0o johnson, % attend a consultation
ez TO the provl-ei western tour, HicL wuz 20 be
undertaken t-r the purpose " arousin the
masses uy the West 90 a scencc NV the danger
w.ch Wuz ihgeltenin " en- in case they persisted
II ccutralz,n tie power uy the government into
the hauis Nv a Congress, iustij ~ dittusin II
throughout the hands Nv one man, wich Is
johnson When l arroye they had everything
settled, ccpul the appointment Nv chaplin for
the excursion. The President insisted upon my
film that position, but SeWord ohjecteI. lie
wanted Beccher, but Johnson wuz inhexibiy
aein him II am Determined SCI he, d" TO
carry ont my policy, but l hev~ome bowels left.
Beecher hez done enuf already, consiierin the
pay be got. No 10 he shel be spared this
trip-inisej, he sbel 90
VERY good - said Seward, ''but 1t least fad
some clergyman who endorses Us without heyin
=. NJ. 20 his h0u0rci name. Il wood look bet
ter.
Il know It wood, replied johnson, 'but
whore kin We fui sich a oae7 hev swung
around the entire circle and hevent oz yet seen
him. Nasty it must De. 80
Secretary Seward s5ias;ei that clean shirt
wood improve my personal appearance, and Ak
k0rdingly a cirkglar Wuz sent 10 the clerks IN
the departments, assessIl en- for that purpose
Sich un en- cz refoosci % contribute their quota
Wuz instantly dismissed for disl0yalty.
At last we started and must say We wuz 60:
up iu highly cOEciist0ry style. Eyery wun
Of the civilians Nv the party wore buzzum pins,
ct settry, wich wuz presented to en- by the
southern delegates 90 the Philadelphia C0nyen-
tiou, wich wuz made Nv the bones w Federal
soldiers wlch hel fallen at various battles. Sum
NV EN- we're partikltrly valuable ez anteeks,
heyin bin made from the bones Nv the fuEt sol
diers who fell at Bull Run.
The Moo Y York recepshun Wuz a gay affair. l
never saw his Imperial Highness in better spir-
its, AMI he delivered his speech TO better adyan-
tage than | ever heaIl him 10 il before, and
bleeye I've heard IL q hundred times. We left
Moo York sadly.
ALBASY There WUz an immense crowd, but
the Gar uy sll the Amerikas didn't get orif his
speech here. The Governor welcomed him, but
he welcomed him e. the Cheef Magistrate w the
Easheu, and happened to drop in Lincoln's
name. That struck a chill over the PARTY and
the President got cut uv it q soon Cz possible
Bein reserved ez Chief Magistrate ard not e.
the great Pac.icaior. amt his Eggslency's best
holt. Itwuz uukini uy Gov. Fenton to DO it..
If he takes the papers he must know that Ais
Mighuness amt got but enc speech and he
ought TO hev made sch a reception rs would
hey enabled him 20 hoy got il of We shook
the dust Cd uy our fcct and lslt Albany in dis
gust
SEENAcrADY.-I people Nv this delightful
little village wuz awake when the imperial train
arrived. The changes haven't been bin made
in the Offices here ard consekently there Wuz
splendid receYshun I didn't suppose there
wuz so many patriots along the Mohawk. /
wuz pinted out by sum one g the Presidents
private adyisgr-a sort Nv private Secretary NV
state, and after the train started found lest
2ll petitions for the Post Offs in Skenaktedy in
my side coat pocsct, vich the patriots who he'd
hurrahed 50 YociIerogslY he'd dexterously de-
posted there. The insilcnt wuz a moyin one.
Thank God, D." thought 1. $50 long ez We hev
the post Offices to Civ, We kin alluz hey party
The Sultan swung around the cirke EuEst here
and leaving the coust7oshun IN their hands the
train moved 81.
RoNE.-IIere We hcI O splendid IeccpshGn
and never heard bis majesty speak more fc-
Icitously. He menshune1 to the audience that
he he'd swung around the Southern side " the
c.Ikle and Wuz now swingin around the North
orn side NV t. and that be wuz fghtin traitors
On all sides lie left the C0nstitooshun in their
hands and bid en- good bye. l received at this
pint only 80 petitions i0r tie post offs, Wich
] took q a bad omen for the comm election.
UrcA.-Thc President spoke here with great
! q. warmth and ierked more originality than
/ he'd before observed. lie introduced here the
remark that be diin't come to make a speech
that be wuz gong 10 shed tear over the
nb Nv Douglas,-that in sw;Dgin around the
lrkle be he'd fought traitors on all sides Nv it.
l bat that he felt safe. He shood leave the Con-
l s,itOoshun in their hands, and eff a martyr wuz
/ wanted be Wuz reddy to die with neetness and
/ dispatch.
/ LOcKPoRT.-The Pres.den; is improvin Won
Z d.riully. He rises with the occasion. Al this
| pint he mentioned that he wuz sot on sayin the
country Tich he'd honored him. Ez for himself
bis ambishin Wuz more than satisfied. Re he'd
bin Alderman, member OF the Legislaeher, Con-
/ grtssman, Senator, Military Governor, Vice
President and President. lie he'd swung
around the circle Nv ofises, and all he wanted
now wuz to heal the wounds Of the nsshun- He
ielt safe in leavin the constooshun in their
hands Ez he swung around the cirkle-
IT this pint | interrupted him. | told him
that he had swung around the cirkle vunst in
this town, and ez yooseful ez the phraIe wuz i
might spile by too much yoose.
At Cleveland we begun to get into hot water
Here is the post to which the devil of Ablishinsn
is chained. and his chain is long enough to le
him rage over nearly the whole State. an
psined to state that the President wuzat treatec
here with the rssPssk due his station. Hs com