The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-09-26

vor.
With scntimence of the most
pis profoundrespect and esteem
remain admirinly yours.
p. Sit is, / trust, Unnecessary |
for me to state that I regard all pro-
jocks of impeachment CT wild. vision.
airy. Unnecessary and dangerous, ard
no SIGH project kin ever receive my
support. I forgot to menshen that {.
brother Nv mine, who hez never Ia
ken part in politics, and hez, there !
fore, his opinion to organize, wood !;
gladly accept any posishen under
the Govcrnment,1 and a brother in
law woodent be averse to similar
employment. It's q matter nv no
conscience to you, Nv course, bnt
shell oppose the reassemblin nv Con-
gress till the reglar time in Decem.
Der. | am infexibly opposed to cs
tablishin dangerous precedents.-
Shood 700 make the appointments
desire, | kin git EN- confirmed by the
SENT, ez well ez any excl number Nv
yoor own appointments. In matters
Nv this kind there must be compsr-
misses.
In my surprise l uttered a pro
longed whistle. "Them appointments
was made" sed His Eggslency, with
. sardonic smile, "fhem appint.
ments wuz made Reid another
there's varied and well selected as
sortment Nv EN-. The SENT is my
fishpond. | drop my hook therein,
baited with an Assessorship, and,
bless me, how they bite at it. Go
on" ,. F 3f MAJ.
SENT CHAMBER, March Z, 81.
To the President -
] am, ez you are aware, known ez
radical, but between generous foes
there kin be none of that terrible
spirit Of blind hate witch character
zes some Nv my associates, who shell
be here nameless. I will say, how
ever, that if the Senators from Mas
sachoosetts, and some others / Good
menshun: wood resine or die, they
wood confer a favor upon the coun-
try. l oppose you becoz Idiffer with
700, ez does my State, but that OPP
posishen hez never lessened my high
admirashen Nv yoor patriotism, yoor
even temper, and the many good
qualities of yoor he'd and heart, witch
shine out SO conspicuous. l hale
you ez a worthy successor Nv the LIST
A. J. / he'd not intended to mix
things persnel to myselfin this friend
~ triboot, but will do violence to my
feelins by observin that the posishen
Nv Collector at lis admirably
adapted to a cousin NV mine, whose
talence ez a lawyer hez never bin APP
preciated by those who knew him
best. He agrees with me that i'm
parchment is not to be thot, NV and
that sessions nv Congress, other than
regular ones, is uselis. Shood you be
pleased to make the appintment, I
shell be proud to return the favor in
any way possible. Fit woodent be
askinf too much, son NV mine wood
be glad to serve his country ez In
spector Of Revenoo. Inheritin from
me devoshun to our common country,
lie burns to devote himself to her SER
vice. With sentiments of profound
respect, | am yours, as ever, -
Them, appintments wuz made
also" sed the great man, "and three
or four more tbrowd in when he
found how cheep he Good get en-
BE visited me after I he'd given him
all he asked for, and we he'd friend
~. interchange NV views. He. persist
cd in diffelin with me, but ez we par
It'd | askt him eff Their want iist one
more appointment be wanted? Jist one
more? THROWN himself on my neck
he exclaimed: Not one! not one! My
brothers, my brothers-in-law, my
nephews, and the doubtful members
Nv tho Legislacher witch finally con-
cloodid to vote for me, are all pro-
vided for Bless the Lord for the ap.
pintin power! The biznis NV trading
birth-rites for messes Nv pottage be-
gun with Esaw, shut thank Heven it
didn't end with him. ~ 4, q 80
1t wuz unnecessary forme to read
more. l he'd seen enuf to satisfy me
that the integrity Nv one third nv the
SENT wuz rather honeycombed, and,
like rusty musket, not strong enuff
at the breech to bear severe trial
without danger Nv Dustin. Isaw pre-
cisely wat wuz the rock on witch he
stood, and what a citadel it wuz.-
Kin these men, with these letters in
the hands Nv our respected cheef. and
their relatives all DRAWN rashens,
turn and rend the hand wich feeds
EN-? Good | do t?-and ain't they
even ez I am? Ys
And 50 the .proclamashen wuz is
hood, and | went home feclin good.
We sbel yet wallup niggers in Ken
tucky-we shell yet redoose them to
their normal speer-our afflicted
bretheren in Tennessee will yetyote,
and them notamnestied will be spesh-
ly pardoned ez their superior merits
deserve, and with all there will be no
impeachment. For where the carkis
is there will be the buzzards also, and
we hev control nv the carkis. Some
wv the buzzards are so gorged with
carkis that their eyes is shut-enuff
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