Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-09-25
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THE AMNESTY PROCLAIM ATION-A
CABINET CONSULTATION OVER TT
THE SAFETY OF THE PRESIDENT
FROM M1MPEACHMENT

FROM 1MPEACH MENT.
: PosT OFFIs, CoNFRDRIT x ROADS,
(Wich is in the Stat Nv Kentucky
zG Sept. 10, 1861
I wuz brot to Washington by a dis
patch, His Eggslency he'd at last de
termined to put his foot down-to asser
his power, and to take measures sich ez
would bring to the top, where they pro
/ perly belong, that large class uvithe Cit
izens Nv the Republic who wuz engaged
in the little onpleasantnis, wich the Alb
blishnis:s took advantage Nv to deprive
EN- Nv their rites and to keep EN- from
exercisin the indooence in the Govern.
ment they are, and alluz wuz entitled to.
In short, ez Congress wuz adjourned, and
coedent, by no means, be got together
till November, the President wuz con-
vinced that it wuz his dooty to improve
his time, and be reelly President.
The consultation over the Proclama-
ton wuz long and paneful. Binckley,
who Is now running the Government
mostly, he'd written the whereasses, wich
is the most Nv the document Seward
he'd tailed onto EN- the proclamation pro-
per, wich wuz SO small as to give it a
tadpole appearance, and it Wuz to be dis
used. All nv EN- wuz in faver Nv it
but me- Ez anxious ez I wuz for the
liberation Nv our friends in the Southern
States, ez anxious ez [ wuz to give that
blessed saint, Deek.n Pogram, a chance
to wollop q bigger agin afore he died,
without being interfered with by bloo-
! coated hirelin. I still he'd dl cad
"Dare you," sed I, ago further in this
biznis? Isn'tit Impeachment at the end
if 700 stir up this matter? And with
Wadein the Presidential chair-my God!
Pollock wood hev MY post offs! My
liege, [ he'd dream last mite. Methawt."
go on with the dream" sed His Egg
gslency. ':Go on and / will be yoor.
Joseph to interpret it" .aA
kin yoo assoom the caracter Nv JOS
eph and carry it out, sed Randall, with
Mrs. Cobb in Washlngton2"
This interupshen prevented me from
narratin nay dreem, SO resoomed at the
pint at wich ] Was interrupted 9"And
my opinion is the opinion Nv all yoor ap-
pintees. The offs holder is naturally a
conservative. Agitashus, my liege, mite
shake US out Nv our places. On 700 we
hang-yoo are our hope, our anker and
our cheefest trust. ra sa.iG zsf-
And my remarks wich delivered with
a tremblin voice and with teers rollin
down my furroWed cheeks--l felt the
srlemnity Nv the occasion, for wat Good
do eff turned out into the cold world at
my age?-was received with peels Nv
latture.
s. "My dear sir!' sed A. j., "yoor inno-
sence surprises me- Impcach mel
Never sollong ex flial and family love is
a distinguishin Characteristic Nv the leedin
minds OF America-neyer so long ez a
Senator hez nephew to provide for or a
brother who wants a place. All! that
love Nv blood relashuns Wat beauti-
full thing it is. And how strong is the
marriage relashin wich prompts man
when he hez promised to love, cherish
and protect wife, to go to cherishin and
protectin all her brothers and sisters
!. children-the love going frekently, like
leprosy; to the third generation. Thank
the Lord for it. It's my only holtl Set
yoor mind at eeze by peroozin these" anC
be tost me bundle Nv letters neatly
done up and labelled Letters from Radi
kle Members of the House and SENT"
A lite dawued onto me ez l opened the
first one. 1t waz from distinguished
Senator and read, ez near ez | kin remem
Der now, thus:
SENT CHAMBER, March 6, 1867.
To the President: r .-.
Notwithstanding the slight diferenc'
Nv opinion that may egzist between us OIL
certain minor question Nv public policy
and despite the heet Nv debate, / XII
= trooly say that [ hev ever cherished tn
most endooin faith in the rectitood u
;, yoor intenshens, the honesty Nv yoor pun
/ pose and the purity Nv yoor motives.
: hev nephew in my State who desire
t the posishen w Assessor Nv Internal Rev
C enoo. He is capable and honest, an
$ while he hez alluz voted the Repuplica
$ ticket, hez done it SO mildly ez not to h
y objeekshenable to those who differ wit
v him. Indeed, last fall he was aceoose,
e and perhaps justly, Nv votin for cand
l. date for Congress who wuz supporter |
i yoor policy wich, tho do not in all r
b specks accept, hez, [ must acknowledg
e many pints in it to recommend it to
e discriminatin peol le. I shood esteer
Ie his nominashen Fersnal favor.
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