The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-09-26
N "A. s. II. e.
MIR. NASBY WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL
PARTY.
AT TIE BIDDLE House,
(which is Detroit Michigan
I,l 1900 l
September 18th, 1896, }

September 18th, 1896.
Step by step am asctniin the lad
der Nv tamc-stcp by step | am c!lmbn
TO proud eminenc!. Three weeks ago
| wuz sum noned to Washington by
that eminently CRATE and good man,
And.oo Johnson, to attend a consulta~
ton ez to the proposed Western tour
which was TO be undertaken for the pur>
pose NV arousin the masses nv the West
to a sense NV the danger which wuz
threatenin Nv EN- IN case they persisted
in centralizin the power nv the Govern'
mcnt into the hands NV a Congress, in
std NV dllfusin it throughout the hands
Nv one man, which is Johnson, | got
there too late to take part in the first NV
the discussion. When | arrove they
had everything settled, ceptin the ap-
pointment NV cheplain for the ex>
cursion. The President insisted on my
film that position, but Seward objected
lie wanted Beecher but johnson wuz
inhexlbly again him. II am determn'
ed sez he, 'to carry out my policy, but
| have some bowels LETT Bcecher hcz
dun enuff already, considerin the
uay he GOT. No no he shcl! be spar
ed this trip-indeed he she'll"
Every good" said Seward, '"bnt at
least find some Clergyman who inlorses
Us without heyin =. NJ to his honolel
name. 1t would look better"
Il know it wood" replied Johnson,
"but where KIN we find slch one? |
hcy swung around the entire circle and
hevn't as yet seen him, Nasty it must
| be-
There wuz then a lively discussion as
to the ropriejy, before the procession,
of removin all the Federal oliiIs holders
on The proposed route, aud appolntn
men who believed in us, Uohnson,
Beecher and me) that we night be
shoor Nv sootable receptshun at each
pint at which we wuz to stop. The AM
lnoiuted wuz in flyol ny it. S2z he,
"lhcm ez won't supportmy roIlsy shant
eat my bread and butter Randall and
Doolirtle chimcd in, for its got to be a
part OF Their religion to assent to whats
ever the President scz. but mildly pro~
tested. l owe duty to the party, and
am determined to do it.
sAIost High, scz |, "a settin hen which
is lazy makes no fuSs-cut its head oil
and t-hopS ab out tor a while livlly--
Lincon's otlire>hUllers are spttin>hens,
They don't like 700 nor yoor policy, but
while they are on their nests will keep
moderitly quiet. Cut off their heads
and they Will squirt their blood in yoor
face. Ez to BEN ershoored of rccep-
ton at each point, 700 need fear nothin.
Calkerlation moderitly, there are at least
twenty-five or thirty patriots who feel a
call for every offs in yoor disposal. SO
long, Yoor Hiahnis, cz them ollisis is
held just where they kin see en-, und
they don't know which is to git EN-, 700
may depend upon the entire enthoosi-
asm NV each, individyooallY and sollcc-
lively. In short, et there's 4 otliSis in a
town and 700 make the appointments,
yoo hev sckoored 4 supporters-iiIl yoc
make the appointments 700 hey the huns
dred who expect to get them
The President agred with mo that
until after the trip the gnllotine shood
stop.
Secretary Seward sejes,ed that clear
shirt wood improve my personal apper
ence. and accordingly II cirknlar WI;
sent to the clerks in the Departments
assassin EN- for that purpose. Slch Nv en-
ez refoosed to contribute their quo,i
wuz Instantly dismissed for disloyally.
AT last we started aud must say w
wuz got up in highly concilatory style
Every one of the civilians Nv the part.
wore buzzum pins, ct settery, which wa
presented to EN- by the Southern dele
gates to the Philadelphia Convention
which wuz made Nv the bones nv Fedora
soldiers which had fallen at various bat
ties. Sum Nv en- were pertickerly valu
able ez anteeks, hpvin been made trol
the bones NV the fist soldiers who fell Il
: Bull Run.
The Moo York reccpshun wuz ga
affair. never saw His imperial High
ness in better spirits, and he delvere
{ his speech to better advantage than
ever heard him do il before, and hcliev
I've heard tia hundred tines. We le
Moo York sadly. Evennow, ez l writ
the remembrance nv that perceshrn-
: the recollection Nv that banquet lingcl
) around me, and the taste Nv them wint