Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-23
Augustl, 1867.

Aukuabi, loOt
Last mite ther waz a onvl lsash nuv the
saints connected with the Institoot (uv
wieh Dekin Pogram is tho cheefest and
loyeliest among ten thousand) TO take
sweet counsel together onto several matters
connected with the institooshen NV lcarnin,
tho success nv wich is so dear TO all NV us.
The conversashen happenin to turn upon
the conferrin nv honrary degrees, Dekin
Pogram sed that he he'd suggestion TO
make. lie he'd notist that all the leaden
colleges Nv the country he'd practis NV
conierrin titles, sech ez an. d., "a. b."
III. 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 wuz good for. But he he'd notist in
noosepaper thatno college he'd yet con-
lerred any sich onto Androo johnson.
Considerin il burnin shame, he wood
sejest that ez a rebook 10 the hide bound
institooshens NV the North, that this col
lege doto-wunst confer all NV EN-, ez many
moro ez ther is, onto Mr.. johnson. Bas.
com remarkt that he didn't know wheth-
or the President wood feel complimentid
"You know, Deekin," Sod he, "that this
amt much NV a college r. -
"Troo," sed the blessid old peece Nv
innoscnse, "too troo, but then to balance
that, Johnson amt much NV President,
700 know !"
And so the honrary degree was conferr-
ed and nolis thereof wuz sent him imme-
jitly.
From this the question Nv the next
nominee NV the party for President came
up. Bascom, who isn't far secin man,
asseriid thatit wood bo necessary to nom
mate Grant. The Deekin remarkt that
he thought IL wood be safe, but McPelter
thought different. Ho didnt believe in
the first place that il became Peece par
ty, or ut least a party wich, ef il dipped
its hands in gore at all, did il mostly in
Northern gore, to take up Northern
General wich had dun his best towards
scndin many thousands Nv Suthners to
their long homes, and besides the General
wouldn't take IT, a
Bascom wanted to know what the con
ference at Long Branch meant? Ef Gem
eral Grant wuz in the control NV Weed
Raymond aud the Moo York Herald, wich
was ekal to the World, the Flesh and the
Devil, he felt that he he'd truly found the
broad Macadamized road TO Democracy
He begun TO hey hopes NV him. Varius
opinions wuz expressed by varius persons,
when. without cumin 20 any conclusion,
we seyaratid. retired that mite earlier
than usual, and my mind dwcllin on the
chances NV my continuin in Office In case
of Grants accession, l fell intu trubled
sleep, aud dreamed dream
Methawt, gatherad in front Nv the
White House, wuz n gallant army NV our
friends. There wuz Franklin Peerce, and
Bookannon, and Vallandigum, and the
Woods, and Magoffin, and Monroe and
Brite, and Breckenridge and the leaders
Nv the Democrisy, all standin iheps
lookin wishfully at the White House, and
wondering how and by wat means they
Good cit in. Johnson, blessins on his he'd
stood QUITO the portico wavin to en- to cum
but aiass gardin the passage stood nifty
host NV ablishnists, armed and clad ia
armor, and iu such force ez to mako ths
stormin Nv il hopelis. 81 poAn ao.
GLOW shell We git in p sighed Belmont
''Ah, indeed, how ?'f answered uenr,
Clay Dean. feli. t4steil lss
.'That'sthc great moral question : how?'
ekocd Ben Wood, :.