Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-11
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THE RUSSIAN PURCHAsE-uow 1T WAS DONE
MIR. Nasty REALLY THB ORIGINATOR OF
THE SPECULATION.

! THE SPECULATION.
WASHINGTON, April ID, 1867.
It's done Seward did it-him and me |
The Amerkin Eagle hez COZ now to screen
with redoubled energy. Eff the Nasbnel
bird wuz angel, shood remark to it, "Toon
yoor harp anoo !" but it amt, and, therefore,
sich a rekest would be ridiculous. This
rapsody hez reference to the Roosher purchis
Tho idea originated in these massive in
tcllek. When l wuz here afore, the Blairs,
all Nv EN-, wuz crowdin the sainted John
son for mishun Cowan wantid q mishun,
and 80 did Doolittlc, and that day pretty
much all Nv the delegates to the Cleveland
and Philadelphy Conversions he'd bin there,
wantin some kind Nv place; wat they
wuzn't pcrtikeer. Ono gentleman, whose
nose (Which trooly blossomed ez the lobster
betokened long service in the party, urged
that he he'd bin a delegate to both Convcn-
shens "Thank God !" sed johnson. "Wood
that both them Conversions he'd bin made
up Nv the same men. / wood then hev bin
bored for places only half cz much ez
am"
wuz holpin him out in my weak way.
When the crowd wantin places become too
great for human endoorancc, would say, in
a modrit tone "lct's 60 out and git suthin,"
and to-wunst fully half wood cxclaim,
''Thank yoo, don't keer cf do" 1t wuz
a great relecf to johnson, but wuz pizen on
me. With the most Nv en-, the anguish,
anxiety, and solissitood in the gittin Nv
offises and free drinks wuz about an okal
thing. The offiscs they wantid wuz merely
the means to that pertikeler end, and so
long ez they wuz Citing the latter without
the trouble Nv the former, they wuz content.
A good constooshen and a copper-lined
stumick carried me thro this tryin ordecl,
until l came across Boston applicant, who,
in conscience Nv the perhibitory law, had
bin for some time on short rashens, aud wuz
keen set Napoleon had then met his We'll
lington, and succumed. Tho mans talent
wuZ wonderful.
Sekrctary Seward wuz in trouble about
the Blair family, pertikerly. He he'd did
his level best for EN-. He he'd appinted EN-
to collektor-ships and furrin mishuns, but
the croocl Senit, wich he'd no respeck for US,
took delite in fastening Nv en- onto US by
perpctooally rejectin en-. jest after long
sefge by Montgomery and the old man, l
sejested the purchis Nv the Rooshen Terri
tory, to wich not only they coold be sent,
but thousand Nv others, wich we he'd on
our hands, and the Sekretary wuz go pleased
at the idea that he wept like child. With
vigger wonderful in one so old, he set
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Nv the territory, to infooence the SENT in
ratifyin the treaty he was agoin to make.
And he wrote to naval officer about it, who
answered moro promptly than ever knowd
O naval officer to do, ez follows:
It's trooly a splendid country The trade in the
, skins whito bears kin be- Of properly developed
made enormous. There is seals there, and walruses
SO tame that they come up NV their own kord to
be ketched.
t. ,Lo 10 sl,a lo do n
station will be necessary May hope that my long
services on tho Floridy Coast would prove sufficient
; recommendation for the command Nv the depot
7 May 1?
hev the honor to be, &c.
A distinguished Perfesscr wrote:
Tho climate is about the style NV that they hcv in
/ Washington. Tho Gulf Stream sweeps up the coast,
oausn a decided twist in the isothermal line wich
hcz tho effect NV making it ruther sutry than other
wise Anywheres for six hundred miles back Nv the
coast Strawberries grow in the open air. l recon.
! mend strongly the purchis.
, P. Sin case tho purchis is made explorin ex.
/ pedishen will be necessary. May hope that my
scientik attainments are sufficiently well known tC
VOC to recommend me proper person to head the
{ expedishen? May L
Ihev the honor to be, ct sottry.
The President wuzn't favorably inclined
!. He wuz full nv the old-fogy idea that it wus
rather chilly there than otherwise. liz
hedn't faith in the isothermal limo, and wul
: scepticle about the Gulf Stream. 1t wuz his
: experience that the further North 700 got
) the colder it wuz. For instance, he remarkt
that while the people wuz warm toward
him in Virginny and Maryland, last fall, they
e become very cold cz he got North Who
u wuz the isothcrmal line and the Gulf STREAM
then?
Randall, who will hev his joke, rcmark
d that the isothermal line twisted. lie notis
3 that the people made it cz not for him as 1t
wantid it, cz far North cz Cleveland, to wicl
!, Sekctary Weles replied that it only con
i firmed him in the opinion that, for platiI
J. vessels Nv war; iron wuz preferable to pint
. plank any time.
;. Seward removed the Presidents objections
to wunst. He read his letters wich set fortl
. tho beauties and advantages Nv the country
twict over. Hero wuZ whales, and walrusses
> and seals, and white bears, and pine apples
y and wheat and sea lions, and fields of ic,
Z the year round, in q c,imit ez mild anC
. equable ez the meridian Nv Washington
>. The isothormal line wuz moro accommodate
> ther than in any other part Nv the world
. II cork screwed through the territory so e.
!, to grow fine peaches for expectation to tn
, States and ice to the Sandwich Islands, sid
10y side. lie drawd a pictur Nv the whit
4. bear q rushin over the line and disportil
n hisself in fields Nv green peas. Imagine, h
;, remarkt, the delicacy nv Polar bear inca
. fatteEed on straw berries-think Nv the con
= dishun the sea lions must be in wich leav
= their watry lairs to feed on turnips wicl
=, ~ grow above the Goth parallel-think uy-
= "It won't do" sed the President.
- "Thnk Nv" retorted the Sekretary, witt
- :, a quicknis NV intellek remarkable, "Thinl
y :. NV gettin rid NV the Blairs forever p
20 "Will the Ablishn SENT ratify the treaty 2
~ askt johnson eagerly.
7, 81 convcrst with many on the subjick, AM
- ~ they sed eff we Good promise that the Blair
~ " wood accept posishens ther, they wood do
=, ~ chccrfy. For such purpose, sed one u
~ ~ EN- to me, sy,O0O,OOO is mere bagatelle."
=, an do it," sed johnson. agree wit
"a the Senators for once. Rather than hey
- fail I'd pay it out Nv Mrs. Cobb's shar
- in our jint spekelashens. Freedom fror
- the Blair family Good Hevings kin on
!. man be so blest2 Is ther sicl in store fo
=, me z $1,000, 900 Pish !"
!. My opinyun bein askt give it, Ez heft
cz the vencher is from commorshl star
o. pint, in politikle pint Nv view, the advar
VI fao;o will ha atilI hoftior Tho Ro0shu tel