The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-30

Individuals are Mired teih no regurd phot.
eper for Tine, Place or Faness. "A.
Posr OryIcE, CoxyrpEarr X RoAps,,
(Which is In the StAit Nv Kentucky :
July -, 1857. }
Last mite there was . oouvocashun nv the
saints connected with tho Iustitoot (uv wieh
Deekin Pogram is the chiefest and loveliess
among ten thoussnd) to take sweet counsel
together onto scvral matters connected with
the institooshen Nv lesrnin, the success Nv
wich 10 so dear TO all Nv u. Tho conversa.
sben happcnin to turn upon the conierrin Nv
honnry degrees, Deekin Pogram sed that he
he'd q suggestion to make. He he'd notist
that all the leadin colleges Nv the country
he'd practice Nv comforting titles, sich ~
Z" N. d." A. B.,""L. l.. d." and sich
onto distinguished men, tho he wuz free to
say that he didn't know wat In thunder they
meant or wat they WI. good for. But ho he'd
notis, in nooscpaper that no college he'd
yet conferred any sich onto Androo Johnson
Considerin IL burnin shame, he wood sejest
that ez q rebook to the hidebound-institoo.
shens Nv tho North, that this college do TO
wunst confer all Nv en-, and q many moro
en- ther is, onto Mr.. johnson. Bascom 70.
markt that he didn't know whether the
President wood feel couplimentid. "Yoo
know, Deekin," sell he, that this ain't
much Nv college,"
"Troo," sed the blessid old piece Nv limo.
scnce, "too troo, but then, to balance that
johnson amt much Nv President, 700
know !"
And 30 the honrary degrees wus conferred,
and notice thereof was sent him immcjitly.
From this the question Nv the next nomin.
CO Nv the party for President came up. Bas-
com, who isn't far-seeing man, asserted
that II would DO necessary to nominate
Grant. The Deekin romarkt that he tho't
II wood be safe, but McPeter tho't different.
He didn't bleeve In tho iirst place that 1t DO.
come Peace party, or at least o party wich
if it dipped It's hands in gore at all, did II
mostly in Northern gore, to take up N orth'
crn General wich he'd dun his best toward
sendin many thousands Of Southerners to
their long homes, and besides tho General
wouldn't take II.
Bascom wanted to know wat tho Confer
ence at Long Branch meant3 Ef General
Grant wuz In the control nv Weed, Ray.
mond and the Moo York Herald, wich was
ekal to the World, the Flesh and the Devil,
he felt that he he'd trooly found the broad
Macadamized road to Democrisy. He begun
to hev hopes Nv him. Various opinions wat
expressed by various persons, when, without
coming to any conclusion. we separated. !
retired that night earlier than usual, and
my mind dwellin on the chances Nv my con-
tnuin In offs In case Nv Grants accession, !
fell into troubled sleep and dreamed q
dream. .
Niethawt gathered in front Nv the White
House was u gallant array nv our friends.
There wuz franklin Peerce, and Booksnnon,
and valandigum. and the Woods and Magof.
fin, and Monroe, and Brite, and Brcckin.
ridge and the leaders Nv the Dimocracy, oil
standing there lookin wistfully at the
White House, and wonderin how and by
wat means they Good gitin. johnson, bless.
ins on his head, stood onto the portico wavin
to EN- to come, but alass guardin the pas.
sage stood mighty hosts Nv Ablishnist''
armed and clad in armor, and in such force
ez to make the stormin Nv It hopeless.
How shel VIC get in ? sighed Belmont.
"Ah, indeed, how7" answered Henry
Clay Dean.
"That's the great moral question ?"
ckocd Ben Wood.
ami friends !" sed Thulo Wead, "it's
easy enuff. When 700 can't sore like the
eagle, crawl like the snaik. Sorein is pref
erablc, but crawlin will do At pinch. Is
ther not the Lion Of the Republic! Can't
700 GIT him out ana mount MIN Inc ho'
lishnIsts hev a regard 'or 'ha' same L'on'
and viii never discharge ther arrers at 700
when yoor on his back Tor lear OF KILN
him. Besides yoor rid'n him VIII In some
degree 10 away Win 'ne P'e)ood'' '"ey nc'
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l,,bed tho ground with hi, tall, and cas-, nm
dus, with his claw, IN n manns, fa,fal 70
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