Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-09-20

THE AMNESTY PRoCLAMATI0N-A CABlNEf
CONSULTATION OVER 1.-THE sAFETf
OF THE PRESIDENT FROM IMPEACHMENf.

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OF THE PRESIDENT FROM IMPEACHMENT. |
Posi- OFFS, CoNFEDRIT x ROADS,
witch is in the Staff Nv Kentucky
September 10, 1867.
wrlz brot to Washinton by despatch.
His Eggslency hsd at last determined to
put his foot down--to assert his power,
and to take measures SIGH ez WOOD Drlng 10
the top, where they properly belong, that
large class Nv the citizens NV the Republic
who wuz engaged in the little unpleasant
mis-. witch the Ablishnists took advantage
NV to deprive EN- NV. their rites and TO
keep EN- from exerclsin the int1ooence IN
the government they are, and alluz Wuz,
entitled to. In short, ez Congris wuz adj
iourned, and coOdent, by no means, be got
together till November, the President wuz
convinced that it wuz his dooty to improve
his time and be really President.
The consultation over the Proclamatlon
wuz long and painful. Buckley, VINO Is
now running the government mostly, hed
written the whereases, wlch Is the most Wv
the document, Seward he'd tailed onto EN-
the Proclamation proper: wlch Wuz 50
small ez to give it tad-Pole appearance,
and it wuz to be discussed. All nv EN- Wuz
in favor NV it but me. Ez anxious ez
wuz for the iberashion Nv our tTends III
the Suthern Stats; ez anxious e. wuz 10
give that blessed saint, DeeHin Pogram, a
chance to wallop Niger agln atore ne
died without bein interfered with by
Hoo. coated hirelin, I still he'd dread.
"Dare WOO" sed I, ego further IN this biz
Mss? Isn't impeachment at the end Nv II,
eff VOC stir up this matter? And with
Wade in the Presidential chair-my God!
Pollock wood hev my postoffis My liege,
I he'd dream last mite. MethaWt-"
SEQ on with the dream" sed his Egg
slency "Go on, and ] will be yoor Joseph
to interpret it. - (TAEEfN II E,E
"Kin VOC assoom the caracter Nv Joseph
and carry il out" sed Randall, with Mrs.
Cobb in Washinton?" .4-
This interrupshun preventid me from
narratin my dream, so | resoomed at the
piat at wich wuz interrupted. /" And my
opinion is the opinion Nv all yoor APP
pintees. The offs holder is materially a
conservative Agitation, my liege, might
shake us out Nv our places. On 700 We
hang-yoo are our hope, our anker and
our cheefest trust"
And my remarks, witch delivered with
tremblin voice and with teers rollln
down my furrowed cheeks-I felt the SOL
emnity Nv the ockashun, for wat Good do
eff turned out into the kold world at my
age ?-wuz received with peels Nv laff.
| ture.
"My deer sir =" sed A. j., "yoor inno-
sence surprises me. Impeach me! Never
so long ez filial and family luve is distin-
| guishin Characteristic Nv the leedin minds
| Nv America--never so long ez senator
hez nephew TO provide for, or brother
who wants a place. All that luve Nv
blood relashuns Wat bootitul thing it
isl And how strong is the marriage rela-
shun witch prompts man wen he hez
promised to luve, cherish and protect
wife, to &C eherishin and protectin all her
brothers and sisters children-the luve
goin frekently, like leprosy, to the third
| generashun Thank the Lord for it. It's
my only holt! Set yoor mind at eeze by
peroozin these" and he tost me bundle
Nv letters neetly dun up and labelled,
{" Letters from Radicle Members Nv the
House and SENT"
| A lite daWned onto me eZ | opened the
first one. 1t wuz from distinguished
Senator and read, ez near ez kin remem-
Der now, thus
| SENT CHAMBER, March 6, 1867.
| To the President -Notwithstandin the
site difference uu opinion that may egzist
between us on certin minor questions Nv
public policy, and despite the unguarded
expressions may hev INDUCED in in the
heet Nv debate, kin trooly say that [ hev
ever cherished the most endoOrin faith in
the rectitood Nv yoor intenshuns, the hon
esty Nv yoor purpose and the purity Nv
| yoOr motives. hev nephew III my Stalt
who desires the pOsishen Nv Assessor Nv
Internal Revenoo. He is capable and hon
est, and while he hez alluz voted the Re-
/ publican ticket, he hez dun it so mildly eZ
not to be obieckshenable to those who
differ with him. Indeed, last fall he wuz
accoosed, and perhaps justly, Nv votin for
a candidate for Congris who wuz sup
porter Nv yoor policy witch, tho I do not in
all respects accept, hez, l must acknowl-
ledge, many pints in 1t to rekomend it to a
discriminatin peepel. I shood esteem his
nominashen persnal favor.
With sentimence Nv the most profound
esteem, remain admirinly yoors, &
P.S 1t is, | trust unnecessary for me to
state that regard all projecks Nv impeach-
ment ez wild, visionary, unnecessary and
dangerous, and no SIGH pr0jeck kin ever
receive my support. forgot to menshen
that brother Nv mine, who hez never
taken part in politics, and hez, therefore,
his opinyuns to organize, wood gladly &C
cept any posishen under the Government,
and brother-in-law woodent be averse to
similar employment. It's a matter NV no
conscience to 700, Nv coorse, but I shell
oppoze the re-assemblin NV Congris till the
reglar time in December. am inflixibly
oppozed to establishin dangerous presedints.
Shood 700 make the appointments desire,
kin git EN- confirmed by the SENT, ez well
ez an ekal number Nv yoor own appoint.
ments In matters Nv this kind Their must
be compromises. .-..---.-.--- -.
In my surprise uttered a prolonged
whistle.
i "Them appointments wuz made" sed his
Eggslency, with sardonicle smile "Them
appointments wuz made. Read another
there's varied and well selected assert.
ment Nv EN-. The SENT is my fish pond
I drop my hook therein, baited with an
Assessorship, and bless me how they bite
at it. Go on"
SENT CHAMBER, March Z, 1867.
To the PreSl6e7at--I am, ez 700 are aware
known ez Radicle, but between generous
foes there kin be none Nv that terrible
spirit Nv blind hate witch caracterizes sum
NV my associates, who shell here be name
less 1 will say, however, that eff the Sen
itors from Massachusetts, and sum others
Good menslun, wood resine or die, they
wood confer faver upon the country. ]
oppoze you becoz differ with yoo, ez duz
, my Staff, but that oppozishen hez never
lessened my high admirashen Nv your pa
triotism, yoor even temper, or the many
good qualities Nv yoor head and hart, wict
, | rhino o,,+ CO ry;ob1ouo I haln won O,