, 1866-09-21

NhAplh1u WaHby Wt&h the Presidential
Party@From Louisville t6 Wash.
tnEton.
w.u,1o,o1. y, g. sSn,cahas M51 aogsz, p z,sss !
I refined the Prcsidenshel party at Loois.
Vile, and glad am that I dfd It 1T that pint.
His Imperial Serenity he'd been pleased ever
sence he left Chicags, or rather senco he got
near St. Loois, for two-thirds nv Illinois wuz
pizen, and Indianapolis WAS pizouer. From
and even enthoosiasiic. We got out nv
the region Of aristocrats, and he'd como
down TO the hard-dsted yeomanry. I seed
holes thro the hats Nv men, I seed wat mite
be bss;aa Saaiea tue rs Nv Dsmoc1isy wsyn from
had no coats ut all, or If any, they were
1oundabouts, WIFE al1uz in view. / saw
~imen who disdalned etockins md dipped
snuff, and felt to home. I wuz among
Democracy The chcerin for Grant aud Far
TaEut closed cz VIC got into them regions,
and nv the vocltefous crowds, half uy EN-,
the younger ones, cheercd Andrew johnson,
while the old veterans, them whose. noses
Euz blossomin for the tomb, cheercd for
Andrew Jackson. His Serenity smilinly
en- and Eayin his hat
With these preliminary remarks resoom
my diary:
,lou1sv1ILr--Thcrc WIZ magnificent
demonstration here. His Imperial Majesty,
who wuz in a eggslent condition 10 maIe
crowds large enough, remarked to me as he
WIZ ridin through the streets: "'Splcn
'sI'lay! Nor q len 'unc1d sousand people
morn ten million people, morn ten uncrd
policy. sRah for mc!''
His Majesty undoubtedly csgsacerated
towards the last; but it is safe 10 nut the
throns down at Z go d many. That estimate
Nv banners and sich I hcv seen since We
started The red white md red WIZ displayed
from almost half the houses. ladies
waved their handkerchicfs cz We passed,
aud men checred. A pleasiu' incident oc..
" thrsseven 9avn her her ganakerehes ia e,qen en-
th9 sue "uz gettin 60 much per wave and
he'd reut to pay that mite. I recognized
her to Eunst- When l wuz a citizen Nv
Ohio; and WAS drafted into the service Nv
the United States, and clothed in q bob
tailed blue coat. and he'd Oystran muskiI
put INTO my unwil}in hands, and forced to
1tc gin my brethren, our regiment passed
1hfo Louisville and stayed there some DAYS.
! wv Ralkin one afternoon, when I met
and cntagcd, spit in my face with sinch en-.
efeS TINT she threw out uv her mouth q
1uil sett ur false teeth. returned EN- unl.
lantly, wiped my lace with my Handkerchief,
anu vowed that Handkerchief shood hence
forth be kept sacred. It wuz, and when I
seed her wavin hern at our party, wept like
Philadelphia Conrenshcn. l stopped the
carriage, met the patriotic female, called her
attention TO the incident, and handed her
my Handkerchief, which he'd, four years be-
new vigOr to her arms, and from tl,at iime
she waved two handkeTchers, and mine wuz
one w chi. l narrated the incident to the
President and he Kept.
ihere wuz large pcrccshnn md q great
variety OF banners. Among the tuost nd !
ticablc, wuz q company NV solsers Nv the !
!ate war, each with u lc:, off, dressed into
The gray uniforms into which they he'd lin :
mustered out, with this motto-t'we are
willin to 20 the other leg for A. johnson" !,
ned each lost an arm. carried this insc1ip- !
shen, s,,e -. vat We iant gct by bullets, We
The President cut down his speech lest !
one.na!i here-ln swinging around the cirSlc
lie omitted TO menshcnt1.a he iotnl trtitors .
or the Sui hcrn side Nv it. But lie left tic
Consiooshn in their hands checrIuliy. /
,tlSc1SSA7l.-Aver very enthusiastic rcccp-
thnn-continyood and loud cheers for Grant
wich the President acknowledged. A uuso-
plsisticatcd Postmaster, who lined Us here. here
Talttcd 10 know why the people clcercd tor
Grant instid ur the President, to which His
Higlness answered that they WIZ considrit
-they knew his nodcsty and wanted to
sra'e MS Giasnes: Another nIan, who wu1
shelly, ct he didn't think there wuz same
nis IN his speeches, ,Aand that cf he didn't
Lh1n1 nc'd do better to give Il greater varic-
y. His Eegslcncy asked hin how there
coo" Coz =. Se more variety; at Cincinnati" sed
he, u observed the f;,1lowin' order:
= l. swung around the cirk1e.
Joodis lskariots
J; ! left the Constitoosl,u, the Sc States.
and lie dag with ~ stars onto it in thcir
SoM at Columbus shel vary It ttusl,:
l. The Const.:ooshn, FL. aud stars.
The Joodis 1skasiot biznis.
. Swingin around the ci klc.
AT Stoobcnvilac,' 'asin, CT follows.
J. Joodis 1skariot.
SWingin around the cirklc
y. Constitooslln, fng and stars.
ana SO Oh. Its susceptible uy mapv
changes. l thot Nv that wllrn wrI. ihi1
purpose" ''
JoHSsIowS, PA platform fell dovr.
onto Wich wuz 100 voters, KILN . lnz-a ";
en-. His Eggsslcncy felt relieved wien ].ccT:o
Nv lnS aSident, At bcin nssl.uurcd TINT there
form. @ He considered Ii spcshl Providence.
Inc condukter overheard the remnrk and
answered mat CT en-; nv lis supporters w1tz
Filled IN that scckshun they'd hev to Import
Fnn Tor the pnrposc-
MliFL1s, Pa.-A enthusiastic inaiyi,;,te
MAo wants the Post Ortis At this plsce very
much, 1cil OH the Presidents neck and went.
hntlln him cx the tPrcserycr uy tile Uninn.'s
ne freslucnt thanked him for this sponta-
neous !flbnot, and left in his hands the Con-
desired. 's
BAL7'aoEE.-Therc WIZ spontaneous
r. I1E.ecpslllin here, wich WIZ gratifying. to us,
lbe pcrceshun WIZ imn,cnsc and the mot
Socs cSp5essire. One division wuz headed
4rst shot at the Massachusetts ulea in 1SG11
Ee Is an ardent supporter of President John
sen s policy Ono llag wuz one c:.pei.ercd
!fom 1n!eany regiment at the first Bull
!1."n. at wieh the President wept. Things
people will stand that Wat 1ovct-wat
anitJ. The flag Of both sccshuus wich wuz
lately borne by foes, now 1nin:.tt in the same
rEoee: hun, and all nv crn chserin NE"
: Al last We arrived at Washinton, hcrin
traitors North aud South. The dcmonstna-
shcn to greet the President on his arrival
WAS immense. The clerks in all the DcpArt-
ments WE ont, tat least them cz wuzn't will
wish they he'd bin, cz their nsmes wuz oil
.ahcn} The solgcrs on dooty ordered ont, and
h'bi1i0n ever witncst. The Mayor made
speech. The President rcplicd-If lie wuz
Joodas 1skarfot who was tho Savior-told
him hc bed swung around the entire cirkle
though scnce he left Cleveland. Chicago and
Indianapolis, he wuz satisfied there wuz
the hcit nv them III the North, but be-
tlis ez II may, llc Left the Constocshn and
The tlsirty-six States, and The tag with thirty
six stars ONO 1t In his hands. lie had bin
Alderman Nv his native village, aud Con-
gresham. aud United States Senator, and
fice- President, wich latter circumstance b.
considered lorchinit, but wmz, after ali, IN
Humble lndivijilc. lie didn't feel his oats
much, and wood do his dooiy a.in traitors
.Nsrth, ez we'll CT ag.n his misguided friends
Snnih.
Ind go ended the Prcsidcnshal excursion.
PEFEoL::rM Y. Massey, r. M.,
iwtc fs Postua.icr,l
and likewise chaplin 10 tho c1peulshn,)
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