Des Arc citizen., 1866-03-08

in, and some pendulum of Poe to swing and cut us. Well we aint heathens, we've been to meetin, we've seen misshionerys, we've got churches and sermons; and hymn books and prayers. We've got pious old men and wimmen, and brave boys, and majdens who are finished all the way mp like the corners of a temple. God bless em, Tammany, partickler them last, for in connection with them are centred the hopes of posterity and the joys of our life. We've all got hearts, old Tammany, and there's many good Samaritan among us who wouIdent pass you by and go over on the other side We've got charity too and long suffering, and patience, and hope in abundance, though we cant believe them Radicals will walk right straight into heaven without knockia at the door. That docktrinc of olektion is a powerful thing, Tammany, but as shore as you are bornit looks sorter unconstitutional to u8 for them lellers to enter the celestial city. They may pass amendments enuf to do it, and l reckon that's why they are a tinkerin at the cid dokument so iong; but some how or other when | hear one of em a dyin, my my thoughts materially have downward tendency I cant help it Tammany.
 But maybe we'll get over sieh feelins Fly wife says we will atteruh1e We are all right towards you, old Hall, and oar Legislature have been tryin for about two months to harmonizo things generally, and any reasonable man ought to be satisfied with the efforts they have made But We can satisfy them Radicals, l don't care what we do Woelect9d lr Stevens and Hcrshel Johnsin to the Senate, and they are mad about that. They wanted Josh Hill and Jeoms Johnsin becaus they was Union. We'll now; Mr. Tammany its better always to take men who have done sumthin than men who have done nuthin Mir. Hill delivered his farewell address be- fore he was bet, and he said he would like to know why we sing hosanna to Andy Johnsn, who fout agin Us, and yet we wont elokt him who didoat That's what's the matter Joshua, 1T I may be allowed to apostroGze you, you djdeut take no side at all. lou say yon can take the test oath and git ip We'll I don't see how exa},tly. Yourun for Governor in sizty-threo, and you writ letter agin reconstruction and compared the old union Q C porcelain case dsat eas Jrohe, and couldont never be mendad aq,n--no never,
 And don't you know fl you'd been ele6- tel you would have had to take the oath of office. and be swore to support the Con stitution of tha Confederate States so call ed now deceased But you are smart Joshu2. and it was funny what you said to the General that night, when he axd you if vou would have taken that oath You pausd Joshua for nearly minct IL was mity tight question, considorjn the DOT celain vase that was broke don't blame you for pausin, my friend. Finally says vou. "Well- oucral--I--I--dident- much-oxpect-to-be-eloltod.' .' Bul- ly for you. Joshua. But now about that see saw bisucss you spoke of, you said in your speech that you Was playin see-saW in poIitix, and if your end of the plank went down in Gcorgy it would go up in Wash ington, by which I suppose you meant that you was ready to swap en's jest to suit your pekuliar sorkumstance; and that's what the matter agjn Joshua. You have been soesawin too long and chanSin ends too often. Twasont no time to be swap- pin bosses my friend.
 But see here Joshua, Nr. Marshall may be a clever reporter, but he treated you badly. He's left out a heap of your speech. !eaint had printed that see b4 saw fger at all, and t was I assure you a most beautiful metafor of speech. And hes left out them little sparks of Southern | TrtrzUtf-frf tif-frf=4f4el witch sna onlittad LLQMsom ever, may be these things wouldhavo been m the way ofthe Washington and of the see saw. I'll tell you my friend, where you wasted time in your remarks. You said that if we diden5 oIekt you ao'e we might want you hereafter, and then we coulient git you Don't worry yourself on our akkount Don't cross the bridge be- fore you git to it. It will be time enuf Joshua. for you to refuse when we ax you We haven't been runuin yeu down to give
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