Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-26
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EN- NV thcr rites and to keep EN- from cxer
| cisin the iniloocnce in the government the,
| are, and aluz wuz entitled to. In short, c;
Congress wuz adjourned, and coo lent, by nj
means, be got together till November, I'll,
President wuz convinced that il wuz hi.
dooty to improve his time, and be rccll,
Prcsi lent.
The consultation over the President wil;
long and painful. Binckley, who is now
runnin the Government mostly, he'd writer
the whereascs, wich is the most NV the docu
ment Seward he'd tailed onto EN- the Proc
lamation proper, witch wuz so small ez tc
give ii a tad-pole appearance, and it wuz to
be discussed. All nv cm wuz in favor NV
II but me. Ez anxious ez I wuz for the
liberashun NV our friends in the Southern
States ez anxious ez | wuz to give that
blessid saint, Deekin Pogram, chance to
wollup nigger agin aiOre he died, without
bcin intcrtered with by bloo-coatctl hircin
| still he'd dred. "Dare VOC" scd l. . go
further in this biznis Isn't Impeachment at
the end NV it, if yoo stir up this matter =?
And with Wade in the Presidenshal chair
my God Pollock wood hev my post offs .
My liege, | he'd dream last mite. Alethwat
$50 on with the dream, said his Eggs
lency. $50 on, and will be yoor Joseph
TO intcrprit it."
"Kin yoo assoom the caractcr NV Joseph
and carry il out ?" sed Randall, "with Mrs.
Cobb in Washington"
This interrupshun prevented me i'rum mar
ratin my dream, so resoomed at the pint
at wch wus interrupted. And my opin-
ion is the opinion NV all yoor appintecs.-
The offs holder is materially Conservative.
Agitashun, my liege, might shake us out nv
our places. On yoo we hang-yOo are our
hope, our anker, and our chcfcst trust
And my remarks, wich delivered with a
tremblin voice, and with tears rollin down
Nv the occasion, for wat Good do ei turned
out into the cold world at my age ?-wuz
received with peals of lafture.
my deer sir, sed A. j., "yoor inno-
sence surprises me. Impeach me Never
so long ez filial and family love is Il distin-
guishin carakteristik NV the leadin minds nv
America. Never so long ez Senator hez Il
nephew to provide for, or brother who
wants place. All that love NV blood Ie-
lashuns. Wat bootiful thing it is.
And how strong is the marriage
relation wich prompts a man when he hez
promised to love, cherish and protect Il wife,
to go cherishin and protectin all her broth
ers' and sisters childern-the love goin fire.
kcntly, like leprosy, to the third generashun.
Thank the Lord for it. Its my only holt !!
Set yoor mind at eeze by peroozin these,
and he t0st me bundle of letters ncetly
done up and labelled " Letters from liudce
Members NV the House and Senit"
A lite dawned onto me ez | opened the
first one. 1t waz from distinguished SEN
ator, and read, ez near ez | kin remember
now, thus =
SENT CHAMBER, March ., lS6T.-To the
President t-Notwithstandin the Site differ
encc NV opinion that may egzist between us
on ceriin minor questions NV public policy,
and despite the unguarded expressions may
hev indulged in in the heet Nv debate, l kin
trooly say that hev ever cherished the most
endoorin faith in the rectitood Nv yoor in
tcnshuns, the honesty Nv yoor purpose and
the purity NV yoor motives. hev nephew
in my State who desires the posishen Nv As
SCISSOR NV Internal Revcnoo. He is capable
and honest, and while he hez aluz voted the
Republican ticket, hcz dun il so mildly ez
mod Ia DO ol.joclshcnablc to those who differ
with him. Indeed, last fall he wuz accoosed
and perhaps justly, Nv votin for candidate
for Congress who WIZ Il supporter Nv yoor
policy, wich, tho do not in all respecks ac-
cept, hez | must acknowledge, many pints
in 1t to recommend it to discriminatin peo-
pie. | should esteem his nominashen pcrs-
nal favor.
With sentimence NV the most
profound respeck and esteem
remain admirinly yoors.
,-P Sit is, l trust, Unnecessary for me
to state that regard all projecks of impeach-
ment ez wild, visionary, Unnecessary and
dangerous, and no such projeck kin ever re-
seevc my support forgot to menshen that
Il brother NV mine, who hez never taken a
t,ar I
to organize, wood gladly accept any posishen
under the government, and a brother-in-law
woodent be averse to similar employment.
lis Il matter of no conscience to you, nv
coorsp, but shel oppose the rcassemblin NV
Congress Till the regler time in December. |
am inilixibly opposed 10 cstablishin danger
Gus precdcnts' Shood you make the ap-
pintments desire, | kin git EN- confirmed
by the SENT, ez well as an ekal number NV
your own appointments. In matters NV this
kind there must be compermisc.
In my surprise | uttered prolonged
whistle. "'fhem appointments waz made, "
sed His Eggslency, with sardonic SMILE
I" Them appointments WIZ made. Read An
0ther-theres vcried and well-sclectcd and
varied assortment NV them. The SENT is
my fish pond | drop my hook therein,
baited with a Assessorship, and bless me,
how they bite at it. Go on
SENT CHAMBER, March 7, lS61.-To the
President ii am, cz yoo are aware, known
eZ Radical, hut between generous foes
there kin be none of that terrible spirit NV
blind hate which cllaiacteriZes some NV my
associates who shel he here nameless. will
say however, that If the Senators from Massa-
choosetts and some others l Good mention,
wood resinc or die, they wood confer a ia
vor upon the country. ! oppose You becoz
] differ with you, ez do $ my State, but that
opposishen hez never lesscned my high adj
mirashun OF yoor patriotism, yoOr even tenn
per, Oh the many good qualities NV your
head and heart, wch shine out so conspick-
uous. hale you ez a worthp successor NV
the lst A. J. l he'd not intended to make
things persnel to myself in this friendly tri-
boot, but will do violence TO my feelings by
observin that the posishun ov Collector at
-is admirably adapted to cousin of
mine, whose talencc ez lawyer hez never
been appreciated by those who know him
best. He agrees with me that impeachment
is not to be thot NV and that sessions of
Congress other than reglar ones, is uselis.
Shood you be pleased TO make the appint-
ment, | shell be proud to return the favor in
any way possible Eft woodcnt be asking
too much, son NV mine would be glad too
serve his country ez a Inspcctar NV Rcve-
moo. lnheritin from me dcvoshun to our
common country, he burns to devote him
self to her service. With sentiments of pro-
found respect,
am, yours, as ever.
''Thcm appointments wuz made also, -" sed
the great man, ''and three M four more
throwd in when he found how cheap he
Good get em. lie visited me after he'd
given him all he asked for, and we
had a friendly interchange ef views He
persisted in diilerin with me, but ez
we parted askt him ef ther wuzn't iist one
more appintment he wanted! Jist one
more? THROWN himself on my neck he ex-
claimed, Not ono not one ! My broth
ers, my brothcrsin-laws,py nephews and
the doubtful members 1iv.the Legisachcr
wich finally concloodid to vote Cor me, are
all provided for Bless the Lord for the
appintin power! The biznis NV tradin birth
rites for messes NV pottage begun with
Esaw, but thank Hevcn ii didn't end with
him."
1t waz unnecessary for me to read more.
L had seen epuff TO satisfy me that lle in