Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-28
Posr OPFIs CoNFEpRIr X ROADS, J
witch is in the Stait NV kentucky, :
FERRrARY Il. 1867.

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FEBRUARY II, 1867.
Il wuz crooel necessity, after all,
witch druv me into the service Nv His
EggslenCy, A. johnson. Crooel, [ say,
for whenever he has a partikerly mean
piece Of work to perform suthin so in
expressIbly sneakin that Seward nor
Randall won't undertake it, they alluz
send for me. Welles is alluz willtn, but
while he hez the disposition to do any
thing in the line, be lacks the ability
The Others, however. hev the ability to
do anythin and the disposition to do
most things, and therefore hev bin en-
ployed Only in extreme cases.
The success which attended McCrack-
ems missioa, endin ez it did i" the re-
sinu OF Motley, stimulated Seward to
prosecute similar researches into the &C
tooal opinions Nv the home crop NV offi-
sers regardin him and his, and my 500
perior, A. Johnson Randall wuz applied
to, TO take q tour among Post Masters
and SIGH He declined the mission indig-
nsntiy, with the remark, as thy servant
Il dog or the son nv dog, that be shood
DO this thing? And e. Welles isn't
trusted out Nv Washnton any more, l
wu2 seut Tor.
The hjznis required Nv me wuz stated
by Seward in his yoosual lucid style.
1t wuz merely to cirkelate aaeognito
(Which IL Latin for sneakin) among the
recently appointed offs holders and as
sertaln Their views upon general politikle
topics but more especially Their feeins
towards the President aud Secretary Nv
State. Jest ez | wuz startin, not at all
pleased with the mission, Weles put in
his oar. He wuz agOin TO give me in
struCtiouS cZ to what | wuz to do.
Welles is d luuatik never Good abide,
and felt ii my dOOty to Wither him.
TranshXin the venerable Secretary with
ore Nv my most pierCin gaZes, I re.
marked Sir In imitashCn Of the man
who inflicted 700 upon the country, witch
wug not the least NV his acts for witch
the country Cussos him, propose relatin
little anCCdotc. There Wuz wuDst a
man who wuz inobratid, and thet he
might present hisself in q state approx
mating sobriety TO the pardner NV his
buzzum he wuZ essayin to vOmit, tryin
thus to ease his stumick Nv the cause
nv the onpleasentnis therein, but he
Coodent do 1t. He heaved and heaved,
but ther Wuz no result. AT this critikle
period another man approached, who re.
marked kindly that, Of he desised
to vomit his best hold wood be to
run his finger down his throat. The
drunk individooal looked up indignant
at this unwarranted Interference with
his constitooshnel rites. BLAST your
eyes, sill" said he, care yoo or me bossin
this yer puke?"
This, Secretary Welles, is the anec-
dote. | respeck the posishun 700 hold,
and dislike sayin anythin disagreaable,
but, sir, this is q puke, and propose to
boss it myself"
startid to wunst, and found thiHgs
10 highly mixed condition. The fol.
levin is compiled frsm my reports: In
Moo York the Postmasters generally are
sound. The crops were poor last year,
and all kinds nv biznis bein dull, the
PostnaSters are generally auxious to
hold on. They are, therefore, outspoken
IN their support Nv the coz. Them e.
wuz men Nv good staudln and religious.
II inclined, before the rupcher between
the President sud the party witch redoost
him, say but very little 10 public, and
that little they don't say very long.
They generally can't see that Their is
any partikeleF difference between the
Presidents plan sGd the plan uv Con.
sress, aud thtr bein 40 little, Congress
ought TO yield for the take az peace.
The DEMOCRATS holdln SIGH places are
loud enough 10 support uv the Admins
trashen, bus COED Hesvenf The endorse.
mens Nv sica men 10 TOO heavy q load
Tor sby party 60 carry. Nov, that I
thiuk Nv il. I hsg 81 last solved the mys.
tery Nv our ~tiesprta I'D defeat last faii.
10 some Do stsicks The DiWscracy found
AeaEssa tee heavy lesd 70 carry. asd