The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-26
Nasby---The Amnesty Proclamation.
From the Toledo Blade.
Posi- OFFIs, CoNFDR1T X ROADS, !
(Which is in the Staff Nv Kentucky, )

! Sept. 10, 1861.
wuz brot tn Washington by a des-
patch. His Hggslency he'd at last deter
mined to put his foot down-to assert his
power, and to take measures of SIGH ez
wood bring to the top, where they pro-
perry belong all of that large class NV ci
tizens NV the Republic who was engaged
IN the little onpleasantnls, wich the Abb
llshnlsts took advantage Nv to deprive
EN- NV their rights, to keep EN- from ex
ercising that inhooence in the government
they are and alluz wuz entitled to. In
short, ez Congress wuz adjourned, and
,coodent by no means be got together till
November, the President wuz convinced
that it was his dooty to improve his time
and be fur onst REILLY the President.
The consultashun over the proclama
shun wuz long and painful. Binkley,
who Is now runnin the government most
ly, he'd written the whereases, VIII h is
the most of the document, Seward he'd
tailed unto EN- the proclamashun proper,
which wuz 81 small as to give it tad
pole appearance. and it wuz to be dis
cussed All NV EN- wuz in favor Nv it
but me. Elz anxious ez Iwuz fur the
hbraShun NV our friends at the South. az
wuz to give that blessed saint, Deekin
Pogram, a chance to wallop niger agin
afore he died, without being intertered
with by blue-coated hireling, | still he'd
a dread dare you,' sed [, go furth-
er in this dismiss? Isn't impeachment
at the end NV it, eff you stir up this mat
ter? And with Wade in the Presider Ji.i
chair; my God Pollock would hev my
post otis My leige, | had dream last
mite. Methawt-
Go ON with the dreem' sed His Eggs
lency. Go on and [ will be your Joseph
to interpret it.
Kin you assume the character NV
Joseph and carry it out with Mrs. Cobb
in Washington ?" sed Randall "a
This interupshen prevented me from
naratin my dream. so | resoomed at he
pint at which | WIZ interruptids And
my opinion Is the opinion wv all yoor APP
/ pintees. The offs holder is materially a
1 conservative. Agitashun, my liege, mite
/ shake us out Nv our places. On 700 We
! hang-yoo are our hope. our anker and
our cheeiest trust
And my remarks, which I delivered
/ with trenholm voice, and with tears a
rollln down my furrowed cheeks felt
the solemnity of the occasion, for wat
Good | do eff 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. lmpeach me. Never
so long as filial and family love Is dis
| tlngaishin Characteristic NV the leading
minds NV Acknowledgements, so long az a
| Senator has a nephew to provide for, or
"a brother who wants a place. All that
/ luz NV blood relashuns, Wat beauti-
/ full thing it is And how strong is the
marriage relation, which prompts a man,
when he has promised to love, cherish
| and protect wife, TO go cherlshln and
| protecting all her brothers and her sis
! tiers chiidren-tke love goin frekently,
! like leprosy, to the third generashun.
| Thank the Lord for it. It's my only
hold Set yoor mind at eese by persoo-
/ sin these, and he tost me bundle of
! letters, neatly done up and labeled Let
| tiers from RadIcle Members Nv the Hous
and SENT.
A lite dawned onto me ez ] opened the
! first one. 1t waz from distinguished
| Senator, and read, ez near ez | kin re-
member now, thus:
SENT CHAMBER. March 6, 1867.
| TO tie President - Notwithstanding
/ the Site difference NV opinion that may
! egz1st between us on certin minor ques-
tons uy public policy, and despite the
| ungparded expressions j may have IN
dulged IN the heet NV debate, 1 kin troo-
ly say that hev ever cherished the most
endoorin faith in the rectitood NV yoor
mtenshuns, the honesty NV yoor purpose
and the purity NY yoor motives i hey a
nephew In my State who desires the POI
sishen NV Assessor nv Internal Revenoo.
He is capable and honest, and while he
hez alluz voted the Republican ticket,
hez dun it SO mildly ez not to be objeck-
shonable to those who differ with him.
Indeed last faii he wuz accoosed. aud per-
haps justly, NV votin for I candidate for
! Congress who was a supporter OF seul
policy, tho | do not in all respecks acce pt
| hez, must acknowledge, many pints in
it to recommend it to d sciiminauin PEG
pie. [ shood esteem mis- nomination a
personal favor.
/ With seGtimence Nv the most
profound respect and esteem
remain admirinly yours