Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24
Burr Leske on the Elections.
wAsnrsaroS, Oct. sickstcen, 1867.

sum tiuie Whs lOpscy iuINcy.
Ef these letter don't prove cny more loosid than
one ov A. J.'s specchia, or Binkly's opinyuns,
you can Foot it up e. set it down as the result ov
| endcvrin To discover who was elected to which
or which was elected 10 who, us the may be,
an wot fer?
| We hav lorst Pensilvany,w ,wich is sumtimcs calld
| the Key Stone State fer short, s'pose.
| In vuc ov the fackt that Philadelfy give mt
jority for the I.ckcr interests is no reason that
| the Key Stone State before mentiond shood be
changd TO Whis-Kcy stone State as di gustid
remprants pusson suggustid In my hcarin'. Not
eny Its not allus gon to be so as il has been
| thus this time.
| An there's WHARF the Larf Gums in.
| Tho think you'l admit that the Key ov the
Domocraticl Canes In the Qooaker city was Whis-
Key. Not that these men lov thare country less,
but that they luv Rum more, ms Shakespeare sos
in Mr.. Julylls Scizer.
Or words to them eeckts.
Borygard is in Washinton. Its rumori tl,at the
President is goin to tender him the War Depart
ment.
/ had hopes oy Penna. fer sevril days nrftcr the
election. The subsekcnt day we was informed
that the Dcmokrat majority was 10000 Qen
thousan). The next day it was six thousan
(6,000). An the mex day it was 1000 e thoisan')
At this rate ov Deduction, thort in about weeks
Williams wood have u hansome majority.
This is wot l told A. j., . or 4 days after.
"Ah," scz he, sits now at Pint beyond which
ii cannot CO."
81 don't know what Pint you allood to, scz l.,
but CT Its II Pint ov whiskey, there's not many
democrats Good 20 beyond Ii without emptyin'
scd Pint" You bet that's so. A. j. told me not
to be pcrsonil in me remarks, which never are.
Weudill Philips is here, an it is sposcd johnson
has offered him the oilis ov Secretary ov War,
Which is reliable ef troo.
On election mite | wasn't admitted iu to the
party which occupied antc-room in the White
House. 1t was composed Of A. johnson, Tom
Florence, Seward, Binkley, , jugs ov Rum, an II
few other prominent Democrats. They was wait
in fer Returns.
4. J. sed coodn't cum in, becaws my plan ov
Rcconstructin' his Rurcntant friens in the South
wasn't like his plan, hcnz his plan, which was the
right plan, diiferd from my PLAN which, WASH t
like his plan consistently his plan, bcin different
from my plan, was no more like my plan than my
plan was like his plan-which II wasn't
Or words to those elieck.
told him | don't care Darn Ct you do" or
anguidge simler
jeff Davis is expected in these city in few
weeks. 1t Is thort he will he given the Vacant
Seat in the War Department
larnd wat parst in The White House on Flee
tion mite. McCrackcn air hcrc-who, BY til.
way, has been offered the War Onice-an' hired
him to play Paul Pry, for this one mite only. He's
II good Paul Pryist an works cheap.
With his eyes " ears to . key holes to wunst,
he larned all that parst therein. The programme
was MS follcrs, to-namely:-
The exercises commenst by A. j. proposin' to
drink to the success oy Pennsylvania.
IAN Ohio Il Iowa, added Seward.
"Onc at time" returned A. ].
They drunk 'em separately.
Then they took another drink. Then johnson
thort they had better take drink ov Sumtbin.
"Do you think Phila. will go fer us'" arskl
Bnkey, OF A. j.
mo dowt ov it, repldc the Pres. 81 liav,
ordered u lhousan' extra hands in the Navy Yard
an they all dn the nigger. An hundred thou
san dollers ov the money which taxi orf ov the
wages of Gov mcnt clerks an Post-masters, has
bin spent in Philad, an Wallace enforms me that
arrangements has bin maid to poll scvcril thou
san lraudoolent votes, in different portions oy
the Stait."
Then they took drink.
Then dcspach cum in from Phila. which John
sing read as yizly:-
's3sth Ward-a democratck gain ov 1l2s"
80 that carnt be-" sez Florcnts. "There Al
no sech Ward-Lczzce." !"
Tom took the despatch and read more thsly-
"1gth Ward, q dcmocratick gain ov 56l.
The President had imbbed too many. lie al
ready seen Double.
An there's where the Lari Gums in.
About II O'Clock NJ, at mite, crowd gathered
aroun' the White House where Andy is yistii
fer short period lornger, an one cncbrylated in
1ivitnnnl ~ ~ m rs dirty iOnprtut
Democratic Procushin, YIELD vociferously ier ;
speech from Bill johnson X Andy Seward. Blink
a ly cum 10 The door, an sez hr,-" Gentlcmcn, III
my Opinion you arc par,l OF l Benited Cusses
o attempt to make address now, he coodnt 60
any further than "Hic' 10 Save his Sole. Bu
Seward thinks he will be all Rite in 60 days. Al
tho our loved President my fellcr-sitlerzcns, woo
! undoubtedly carry orr the Belt, an the only Coli
Medil " Cross ov the Legion ov Honor MS
II Specchist, yet you will eXcoos him On THIS mo
+ mentOus OCCASION"
Jccms Buchanon is expected here shortly, ,whc
it is understood the Reporters fer the Daily Pres
C will understand that johnson Will oiler him III
!, Porte Foler u appurtenancics ov the War Oils.
u Yesterday saw the President. lie was in
n Brown Study-a Bsmark Brown Study,as tina!
. the fashionable Shade, allus thOrl Mir. BIZ
u was white.
d "Wal, old fcrrcr," sez he, recognzin me /
N wunst, "wat dye think oyer ole party now z
y ch ~ an he slapt me onto The back in his usl
"a never Good guess konundrydrums, 81 ! tol
him " give that up. Arsk me easy ono"
e % go tn, scz he.
d sNary ~ scz l. "one is cnuif.
y "I'vc bin thnkin," scz he, "ov Peliormin
X coo-de-etaw. But things air SO evenly balanced
Pensivany and Ohio that don't know whcth,
-. to perform a cOo-de-eidm, or not"
IL fWal," replied, u don't kno wat coou
s. etore is; | don't think ever witncst Good.
4. what-you-call-t performed; But Ell u coody eto'
! is enything like u Double Flip-Flap or swingii
Is aroun' the circle, why you may perform u cooo
m etoe us YOU call en- I'll be the awjence, ,alli'
- it'll be composed entirely ov Dcd ileds. Pr
I'd pel!"
et lie didn't prope He sed he wood wait u
~ after the New York elections. So | serposc h
l. success in pcrformin coody efore depends ON
H. the result ov the N. York election!
:, An thare, guess is whafe the Larf will cum !
NJ The wacks-works man is lingerin' here. 1t
ID currently reported that the President will hci
. the duties ov Secretary ov War onto him, {
IL which place no credcnts ef its false.
Yours as Before,
BURR LESKE.