The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29
NASBY.
Mr.. Nasby desires COnnrma-
tiOD--Is advised how TO Pro-
ceed by the President, but
rejects the proposition with
&annn
WASHINGTON, d. C,l
March 10, 1867.

Washington agin! Wat changes
hcv bin made in the two last yeers
Not in Washinton, for this deliteful
abode Nv olllshl purity heznt chang
ed o particle, nor never will, From
the summit NV Wizards Hotel | kin
see now, ez l did a yeer ago, the
same signs NV steamed oysters" in
front, the Capitle, towrin over the
trees at the tothcr end NV the Ave.
moo, and, behind, the Patent Oils
and Post Oils buildins, the first Nee
ca NV every Dimokrat and the tother
NV every Yankee who comes here.
no! Washington aint changed, but
| | hev. Formerly " hen visited
Washington it wuz tito times with
me. Wizards wuz my hotel then ez
now. Chadwick, him NV the towrin
hite, rOtund abdomen, side whiskers
and round hat, wuz then, ez now, my
land lord In them days, before the
happy return NV a. Johnson to rea
son put sum thousands NV Demo
Gratis, who he'd more stumick than
money and more appetite than small
change into oilis, and, per conse
kcncc, into condition to pay theil
bills, l wuz guest at this hotel
wich is to say 1 slept on the steps IL,
the Capitol, and took or tried to take
my meals at Chadwick's bountifu
board. Ef ] he'd no currency he'd
taste, and cz | WIZ foragin for sub
sistence, / alluz made it pint tC
forage on the richest pastcr fields
It's cz easy to cheek first class din
ncr cz it is n second class. and he
sides, felt that sich hotel ez vii
/ lard's wuz better able to stand sicl
boarders cz | wuz than them NV les,
patronage. l kept away from tothel
hotels out NV sympathy for the pro
prietors. Never shel | forget my
last visit here. he'd run the dinin
room guardian. angel Tor week, nnt
wuz congratu'atin myself on another
week ut least, when Chadwick stop
ped me hissclf, and the follcrin con
versashcn ensood:
My frend, sed in winnin tones
Davis, Garret, is my name! - SCI
| promptly.
"Wc hear enuir,'' ses he. "List
en- I've let 700 run week, coz it:
my regler practis ZOO he'd u hun
CRY look, but by this time. 700 ough
to he filled up and able to go at leas
n week without eatin. Ez 700 ain
NV 10 earthly yoose to any body, anC
make no pretcnshens to hein orna
mental-git!' and three well direct
ell kicks landid me onto the side
walk.
But hev forgiven him. He treats
me well. He hcz confdense in III,
now, ez | hcv paid my board in al
vance. It's rool he hez, he jocose
~ remarked, with men NV my pccoo
liCr cast NV countenapce to hev en-
pay in advance. lie says it's mucl
the best way. After payin, sich meI
ez me feel more comfortable abou
the house and so do the propriotors
It's me that's changed-I hev monel
to pay my bills. Bless the Lord TO
Seward, johnson, Randall and othe
Injuries.
But pleasant as it is TO contrast ny
former posishen with my preson
proud one, hev not time to dwell
upon "reminiscences. Life is short
| am practical man, and tho it may
be pleasant to linger for Il momen
onto memry's fields, | cannot. NJ,
blznis is Washington is perciscly wa
every Democrats biznis here is, t,
git confirmed. 1t aint no trouble fol
a Kentucky Dimokrat to git appint
id, for the President hez so far re
laXed his rules IN this partikeler ei
to appint them ez wuznt never in tho
Confedrit army, but to git confirm
ed is the pinch. There's the gaunt
let NV Ablishn SENT to run, ant
good Lord wat a knowledge they he,
NV the out .goins and in comins uN
appintees
The President and Postmaster
General Randall wuz extremely any
ious for my oonirmashen, 80 much
so, that they advised me TO resort tc
the strategy now so common in the
North. 4--
$50 back on me for the time be.
In" scd tina; trooly great and good
man who adOrns the sofas in the
Presidential Manshen. "Wilcox EN-
That's yoor only holt, Wilcox en-
| advised him TO do it, and see how
il worked.
My deer sir" sed I, carried away
by this new and unexpected develop.
ment NV greatnis, Skin 700 bear to
hev me who bears yoor banner in
Kentucky bend the kne 10 a Ablishn
SENT, and rcpoodiate yoo, oven for q
hour? 1t is safe in my case, for my
material oillnities are with yoo, but
don't, ! beg nv 700, advise all NV EN-
to so do, My deer sir, two thirds NV
em will go out for conilrmashcn, and,
ef successful, will forgit to return. Z"
But the great and good johnson
wood take no dcnials Draw up"
sed he, "a letter to conservativ
member NV Congress, eXplainin yoor
connection with me, and
And overkum with emoshen, he
bust into tears.
Sadly ! undertook the task, and
after four hours Nv intense, labor the
following wuz completed:
"Hon -, House nv Reps.
"MY DEER SIR; My confirmashen
by the SENT NV the Yoonited States
to the posishen NV Postmaster at the