Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-04-06

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ne sez, he loosely remarked, with men
Nv pecooler cast NV countenance, to have
EN- pay in advance. He, sez it's much
the best way. Heyin paid, sich men as
me feel more comfortable about the house
and so do the proprietors. It's me that's
changed--1 hev money to pay nv bill.
Bless the Lord for Seward, johnson, Ran
dali and other luxuries, s., ...-E-.'
But pleasant ez it is, to contrast my
former posishen with my present proud
one, / hey not tim. to dwell upon remin-
iscences. Life is short ]; / am a practical
man, and tho it may be pleasant to linger
for a mint onto memory's pleasant fields,
l cannot. My biznis here. is, to get con-
firmed. It amt no trouble for a Ken
tucky Democrat to git appinted, fer the
President hez so far relaxed his roofs in
this partikler, ez to appint them ez wuznt
never in the Confedrit army, but to git
confirmed is the pinch. "a, f.ss ga...e-,
,s There's the gauntlet Nv a Ablishen
SENT to run, and good Lord what a
knowledge they hev Nv the out-goins and
rin-cumins nv appointees! eTT
The President & Postmaster Genral
Randall wuz very anxious for my confr-
mashen, so much so, that they advised
me to resort to the stratagem, so common
in the North. E
ssGo back on me for the time bein'' sed
this trooly and great man who adorns
the sofas nv the Presdenshel mansion
"WHcox EN-. That's your only holt, VIII
cox EN-. | advised him to do it, and see
how it worked. ....,,..t-..-
My dear sir, sed carried away by this
new unexpected development of great
ness-Kin 700 bear to hev me who bears
yoor banner in Kentucky bend the knee
to a Ablishen SENT, and repoodiate 700,
even for a hour? 1t is safe in my case,
for my material affinities are with 700,
but don't, beg nv yoo, advice all nv
EN- to do 50. Ny deer sir, two-thirds Nv
EN- will go out for eonfrmasheu, and, eff
successful, will forget to return." -
But the great and good Johnson wood
take no denials. Draw up, sed he let
ter to conservativ member nv Congress-,
explainin yoor connection with me, and
And overkum with emoshen, he bust
into tears. sGo -
Sadly undertook the task, and after
four hours Nv intense labor, the following
WIZ completed: d s
"Hon.-------, House NV Reps.
'sMy dear sir: My eonfrnashen by
the SENT Nv the Yoonited States to the
posishen Nv Postmaster at the Confedrit
x Roads, wich is in the Stait NY Kentuc-
ky, bein somewhat jeopardized by my
operashens in the political field doorin
the past two years, hev the honor to
explane that, ,notwithstandin the fact
that wuz originel Demokrat, early in
the war | took up arms for the preserva-
shen NV our beloved Yoonion The pre-
else date cannot give, OWN to the de-
moralized condishen NV my mind at the
time, but that 700 kin ascertain for yoor-
selves. 1t wuz about two weeks after
the'last draft. That I laid down arms
agin ez soon ez the regiment struck
Suthern sile will not, when the motives
wieh aetooated me are known, be allow
ed to weigh agin me- 1t hez bin sed 1
desertid to the enemy-so it wuz sed NV
John Champe, but histry subsekently
Vindicated him--he went to ketch Arnold.
Twill not stop to reply to my defarmers,
but eff he come out finally that went for
the purpose NV satisfyin rebels by okuiar
demonstrashen that they he'd nothin to
hope for from the Northan Democrats,
NV whom Iwuz average specimen, wat
kin my enemies say then?
do not deny that wuz ardent sup
porter nv President johnson from the
beginning NV his career. l swuz filled
with drafted mans magnanimity to-
ward a conkered foe, and up to the very
dav reserved my cemmishen l favored
eonsilitory measures. | accompanied
him on his-I will not say disgraceful,
for he is my sooperior officer--tour thro
the Northan States, and slung my hat
higher nor anybody else's at his-I will
not say drunken for reasons above men,
shuned-speeehes, and aboozed the high
ly intelligent, populaces at Cleveland,
Injenapolis, Springfield, and other pints
in manner which, now that think NV
it, wuz trooly shameful Also l organ
lied Johnson party in various parts NV
the Northern States, and vigorously
supporting members Nv Congress pledg-
ed to the police NV wich | wuz, at the
time, deceived supporter. About this
time | wuz appinted postmater, and,
observashen heY taught me that instid
Nv consilashen, .coershen is our best holt,
and that now military measures are ness
ary in the South, .ontil them rebellyus
people completely acquiesce in the terms
imposed by Congris for restorashen. Ny
present views on this interestin topic is
best defined by the recent speeches NV
Hon Charles Sumner, the eminent ard
trooly great Senator, from the enlitened
State NV Massachusetts,, and also by the
recent differences NV them lovable Rep
resentatives. Hon Thadeus Stevens, NV
Pennsylvany, Hon. & Gen. Benz. T. But
ler, NV Massachusetts,, and Hon. Jas. Nj.
Ashley, NV Ohio, in all nv whose senti-
ments, sich ez they hey now, and also
them ez they hey alluz he'd, ez well ez
them wich they may hereafter hey,
most heartily and entirely concur. 4ss
!, With this explanation, wiehI hope viii
prove entirely satisfactory, and with the
addishnel asshorance that am now a
very warm supporter nv the Congress
ional policy, and that when look back
and see what / hev bin doin for the past
two years, so loathe myself that / kin
hardly be restrained from sooisidin, may
| ask 700 to personally urge my confrma-
shen in the -Sennit !?
Trooly and Respectfully Yoors,
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