The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-11-20

occupied by the good Washington, the
great jefferson and the sainted Linkin-
"The ongrateful dog doesn't respect Me,
sed Audroo, 'its the offs till," and he
burst into a fresh flood.
When he sposed the Presidents
wuz such as Ier and patriot Good en-
dorse, he endorsted it. But he diskivered
that it led him, back foremost, into compa-
nv wich, doorin the late war he he'd alluZ
visited face foremost and on hossback, and
therefore, to SAVE HIS REPUTAsHUN, he
must beg that the President wood give it
out, that he (Gen. CustaD wuz not nor
never he'd bin a supporter NV his policy,
and oblige Yours trooly, ez before.
[ wuz too hart-broken at this to make
any reply, and Cowan and DooIittle wuz
in the same fix. The Kernecy wich wuz
given to Custar to keep him in posishen,
he'd been promised to a Demokratic captin,
who wuz led by a company in the first Bull
Run fight, and who threw up in disgust
next day, not liking the manner in wich
the war WIZ 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 dIsmissing him. The entire
company yoonited in mingIin their 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 Presidential Office he he'd the
highest respeck Aside from the consid-
erashen 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,
hevin so large Dumber of helpless chill
dren to provide for, and besides he he'd
instinktive respeck for the dispenser Of any
thing. 1t was difficult for him, ben a
sim PSfe minded man, not to adhere to the
President, but
"Good Heavensw shreeked Johnson,
"that little fox amt a goin to speak Nv HIS
reputashen!'
"Dooty requires the reedin Nv the entire
dockeyment, painful to my feeIns ez it may
be-" sed Seward. He concIoods thusly:"
Il am forced to ask you ez one enjoyin
confdensheI relations with Him who occu
pies the Presidential chair, to hev it given
out that stand in opposition to him. a
doc REGARD FOR MY REPUTAsHEN impeIs
me to this course. | remain,
Yoors Trooly."
There wuz , or three more. Gen. Carey,
nv Ohio, requested the President to remove
him from his CoIIectorship, ez the holdin uy
it wuz INJOoRIN HIS REPUTAsHEN; editor
out west, who wuz sedoosed into takin a
Post Offs, begged to hev it taken off his
hands, that he might save his circuashen
before it was eyer.aStingIy too late; and
finally we cum to wun the seal nv wich
wuz a coat Nv arms, bull dog rampant,
bowIe-knife couchant, supported by trotting
horses, on field NV green cloth. 1t wuz
from Hon. John Mouisey, who he'd jest
been elected to Congress in Moo York.
Mr. Morrisey remarked that ez one Nv
the pillars NV the Democrasy, he felt he
had rite to speek. He wished it to be
understood chat he WASHED his hands NV
any connection with Johnson or his party
He he'd seed a lite. In states where the
Democracy, NV wich he wuz a pller, he'd
tied themselves to Johnson, they he'd gone
down to a prematoor grave. Respeck for
the high offs restrained him from sayn
that the Democracy coodent carry such a
cussid load, but he wood say tn t the re
suit nv the election in Moo York, where
they depended solely on muscle and nigger,
wich is the reel Democratic capital, and sue
ceeded, while where the Democasy wuz
loaded down with Johnsoniauism they failed,
satisfied him that the President wus ink
ubus. He said this with all doc respeck
for the offs. Mr. Mossisey further remarked
{ that he he'd also personal reasons for maxim
this request. He commenced in a humble
, position, and he'd filled the public eye long
enuff TO satisfy bis modest ambishen-he
. he'd waloped Sullivan and Heenan-hed
owned the fastest horses and won more
money at faro than eny man iu Amerika
His ambishen wuz satisfied so fur ez he wu2
concerned, but he hoped to leave behind
him for his infant son, (wich wuz only
twelve years nv age and wich he'd a devel-
opmeut Nv nueIeck and muscle remarkable
: for one so tender, hevin already walIoped
t every boy in the skool to wich he wuz {
, going,) he desired to leave that son a hon
orabIe name. 1t he'd bin given out that
he wuz supporter Nv the individooal who
/, okkepied the Presidential offs, and it wul
: injoorin him. He wished that stigma re
: moyed-A REGARD FOR HIS REPUTAsHEN
forced him to insist upon it.
/ And this epistIe wuz dooly signed,
john IMoRRIsY, NJ. c.
mErk
There was silence in the Cabinet. Thi.
last stroke intensified the gloom wich heC