American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-12-05

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it wuz addressed to him. 1t wuz from
Raymond. He opened with the remark
that for the Presidential offs he he'd the
highest resPeck.
Aside from the consideration that il
he'd bin okkupide by the good Washing
ton, the great Adams, and the sainted
LinkeD, the President might be censid
cred the father of his country, hevin SO
large number of helpless child en- to
provide for, besides he he'd a instinktive
respe:k for the dispenser uyanythin. 1t
wuz difficult for him, 5ein simple min
ded man to adhe. Is the President,
but
"Good Hevens !" shreike1 johnson
"that little fox amt going to speke NV
his reputashun2
"Dooty requires the reading nv the
en- tire jockeyment, painful to my feel
ins ez it may be" sed Seward. "He
concloods thusly."
Il am forced to ask 700 ez one enjoy"
IN confdenshel relashuns with Him who
okkupies the Presidential chair, to hev
given out that stand in opposishun to
him. A doc regard for my reputashuu
impels me to this course"
remain, Yoors trooly.
There wuz or 8 more. Gen. Cary,
Nv Ohio, rekcs,ed the President tu re,
move him from his Collectorship, ez the
holdin NV it wuz ity,oorin his reputdstnn ];
a editor out West who wuz sedooced into
taken a Post offs, begged TO hcv it ta>
kin off his hands, that he might save his
circulashun afore it wuz everlastinly tew
late and finally we cum to wun the seal
on wich wuz a cote ov arms, bull dog
rampant, bowie knife couchant, support
ed by trottin horses, on field Nv green
cloth. 1t VIZ from Hon. Sohn Norris
sey, who he'd bin elected to Congress,
from Noo York
Mr.. Morrissey remarked that cz one Nv
the pillars Nv the Democracy, he felt he
he'd rite to speke. lie wished it to be
understood that he wished his hands NV
johnson and his party. lie he'd seed a
life. In states where Demockrasy, NV
wich he wuz pillar, he'd tied themselves
to johnson, they he'd gone down to a
prematoor grave. Respeck for the high
obs restrained him from sayin that the
Den ockrasy coodent carry sich cussid
load, b1s he wood say that the result NV
the election in Moo York, where they
dependid solely on muscle and nigger,
wich is reel! Dimokratic capital and sues
ceedcd, while where the Demuckrasy wuz
loaded down with Johnsopsm they fail,
ed, satisfied him that the President was
a ;nkubus.
He sed this for respeck for the offs
Mr. Morrisey further remarked that he
he'd also personal reasons for making this
request. He commenced in a humble
posishen, and he'd filled the publics eye
long enuff to satisfy his modest ambishen
he he'd walloped Sullivan and Heenan
he had owned the fastest horses and
won more money at faro than eny other
men in Amerika. Ills amb,shuu wuz
satisfied so far ez he w,uz concerned, but
he hoped 2 levc behind him for his iu-
fant son (wch wuz only twelve years of
age and wich Lee a development Nv in
telleck and muscle remarkable for oae so
tender, havin already walloped evry boy
in skool tn wich he wuz goin) he desired
to leave that son honorable name. Ii
he'd bin given out that he wuz support
er Nv tina individooal who okkupide the
Presidential offs, and it wuz ipjoorin him,
he wished that stigma removed-a re-
gard for has repatashHn forced him to in,
sist onto it.
Aud this epistlc. wuz dcoly signed
his
JoHs x MoRRIsEY, NJ. G.
mark.
Their wuz silence in the Cabinet-
last stroke intensified e,gloom widh he'd
settled onto the Government, and ez |
turned my teer bsdewed eyes | saw the
great drops coursiu down the cheeks Nv
every one present. Mr.. Seward retired
without sayin anythin about Oiuety days,
and one by one they all departed
1t wuz solemn time. Their wuz 9th.
or letters yet To reed but no wpu he'd the
hart to open en-. made move iu that
but Androo prevented me.
II IN sick" murmured he in husky
voice. which showed that his hart wuz
Help me to bed" saw the
great man bury his intellecktooal he'd be-
meath the snowy kivrin Nv his oneasy
couchi all but the nose, wieh in him is
the thermometer w the sole, and which
accordinly glowed, not with the yoosooal