The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-10-10

the Manner in which it was shesn Of III
Fair Proportions. N 800
From the Toledo Blake.
--t& Postoffiis, Confederit Roads,
l@G} (Wich is in the Stait NV Kentucky,)
sys ee ens g Sept. 80, 1867.
| Frum Ohio to Washington! Their is nary
pece fur me! The sole NV my foot, knows no
rest. Wher Dimocresy is in danger ther am |.
l wnz called To Washington to consult with the
friends NV the President in regard to the Antee-
tam Dodicashup. The part his EsgSlency waz
to take in tkat afare-wat be wuz to say wat
Others wuz to saw ez we'll CT who wuz to say 1t
wuz . matter wich required mol only profound
,hos but the most ceel tui considerashun. Hens
I wuz called.
! found assembled the entire Cabinet, with the
adishen of Biackiey: gen Gilman resently At
rived rum forrin mishun, named McCracksh;
Gov Swami NV Marvland; ex Gov. Bradford;
the poit NV the day, Gen. McPouuder. lait Nv
Less stat, now w-uv the Maryland Miiishy; Kennel
Screw, ditto. and twelve or twenty moar who
he'd held posishuns Nv trust and profit under
the Confedracy. and who wuz now holdin cor
responiin posishuns under the Guyner Nv Ma
rylsnd. al, Nv wich wuz a discussIn the yarius
pints involved in this matter. The President
he'd prepard speche wich kiverd thirty 8 pages
Nv legel cap paper, and it wuz segested that he
reed it. In the impressiv manner fur wioh he
is celbratid he begun:
..Feler- -countrymen p z@se rs
4 object to that frais,' said General McPoun
der. Its liable to msconstrucshun. Sposin
that upon that stand shud be them wch, doorin
the fratrisidel strugil witch lost me my niggers,
wuz in the Fedril army? l object to bein con-
siderd the fellers of sich.'
The ohjecKshun wuz finally got over by the
Presidents agreein to turn ez he utterd the
wurds. to the Maryland delegashun. wch salts
hde 'em, ez the most ultra felt it wuz enuf IT
the PRECEDENT shood address hisself excloosive
ly to Maryland Dimokrats ez his countrymen.
He perseeded:
'Gatherd together onto field wich the valor
NV loyal arms maid forever memorabel-
Gov. SWAIN obj ected. He wuz fur consilia-
shun. How Good our Southern brethren who
he'd taken the oath be consiilyated eff the fact
that they wuz walleped wuz bein continooally
flung at 'em? Besides the wurd loyal wuz of
fensiy to the heft NV the Dimocracy. Mr.. Sew
ard thot ef references wuz maid to the iait on
pleasantnis they ort to be diluted. | sustaind
the oejeckshun and it wuz stricken out The
President resoomed: a
'Feein this day an uncommon solemnity,
standn ez we do over the morti! remains NV the
thousands wich died in the sacred cause Nv lib.
erty and in defense the dag COM
Hold! sed the impetuous Maryland General,
pertest, in the name NV Maryland. / pertest.
Shel the Conservatives Nv that glorious Stait be
insolted By ailooshens to liberty. Nv wich they
are deprived, and to the flag wich is the smbel
NV oppresshun and under wich we didn't fite?
1 sustaindsthe objeckshun, and that wuz
struck out He went on: n ,
Wen cas-. my eye over this field and let it
rest for an instant on this spot where the impet
uous foemen wuz driven southwark by our
brave troops = L-s. .=..
s. Gov. Swami remarkt that on sich an occasion
II lxo koxk a.
pertickler direckshun in wich any body wuz
druv. Let it reed, l wood say: 'On this spot
wher the impetoous foemen wuz druv by our
brave troops Left thus it woodent be espesh-
ally offensive to any body. 1t wood reed ez well
South ez North. fur in that encounter both sides
wuz, at times, druv. @
sustsind the amendment and the President
went on: ~ maj se@e
in fucher yeers the pilgrim to the shrine Nv
liberty will paws moment on this spot, to drop
. teer over the graves NV them who heer checkt
the advance NV the hosts NV rebellion. and
Gov. Swami wuz AYERS to this II wuzent
soothin to the party wich wuz checkt. It wood
be better to reed: drop teer over the spot onto
wich fraturnal blood wuz shed.'
>eein no ohjecshun to the amendment, ] he'd
It dun. he went On: Ea 3s# ~
The widder in her Northern home may wepe
but she may console herself that her husbend |
lied fur her country. She may
Gov. Swami broke in: Sposen, sed he. you |
shood say: The widder in her Northern or !
Suthern home, as the case may be- may wepe' |
&c. Woodent it be better? sed he. f-
President persedid:
Here, upon this spot the armed hosts Nv re-
3ellion wuz met and hurled back by
Gov. Swami sejested that that be omitted. - /
The wurd rebellion, wen applide to q brave pc
pill, who wuz strugin fur wat they demed ther
-ites wuz, to say the least. too harsh. - a
1t wuz struck out, and the President went on:
Upon this spot. amid the rore NV cannin. the
attel Nv muskitry. aud the clash contendin
rms, thousands Nv the brave suns patriotic |
res gave up their lives
2 There wuz nothin in this Questionable. It
:ood apply to ether side er to both, but ez eve
.ythin before it he'd bin struck out, and ez there
ruz allooshens follerin it thet wood hev to be- it
vuz advisabel to bust it, and, sccordinly drew
NY pencil over it. IS M
The President then wanted to know wat in
hunder he shood say. Feeln that he must say
uthin, PREPARED fur him the folledn remarks:
. "My feller- countrymen: appear afore
7ou, not fur the purpus Nv maxim emmy
entity remarks. I simply desire to ex-
,res my approbashun nv the seremonys
vich hev taken place. Ny appearance is
he speche shel make. I Good make q
peche wich wood tech yoor feelins, but
ny thots is in commoonin with the ded
--uv both sides--whoos deeds we are
leer to commemorate. ] shel not attemt
o Civ uttrance to the feelins and emo
huns inspired by the seremonys NV the
ay. Not any. I shell attemt no sich
hing. / am heer to give ountinance
D the prosedins--to offishally BEEN up ]
u 'em-but must be permitted to hope |
hat we may foller the exampel set US by ,
he illustooous ded--uv both sides--and :
mink NV the brave men--uv both sides
-who fell in the fierce strugil Nv battel,
nd who sleep silent in ther graves, yes
who sleep in silens and peece after ]
le confiikt hez ceest Wood to God,
let we NV the liven Good emilate their r.
ggsample ez thay lay sleepin in the n