The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-08
Bread and Butter Brigade, Attention!

| Bread anu BuCUer Brigade, AICenClOn!
BY the action of the Bread and Butter
leaders, marshaled by Chief Flanigen, the
Bread and Butter men all over the State,
who accepted fodder at the expense of
manhood, are expected to prepare them
selves for active duty, in the present cam
paign. The leaders have not yet devised
the devilment that is to be transacted,
but they have been on to Washington
and had consultation with \. j.; and
Chief Joseph tells us, in the organ, that
important matters were discussed, and
that important results will be sure to flow
from the Conference. The time, Joseph
tells US, has not yet arrived to warrant a
full development of what is to be, but,
from the mystery in which he clothes his
insinuations and his inucndoes nothing
short of a political earthquake need be
expected. Joseph Il. Flanigen, John
Welsh, \. Sawyer, est id.omnes genus,
the head and front, the elite and talent
of the party, who have each, in turn, been
aspirants for, and several of them elected
from, Office by the action of their immedi
ate constituents, the people, or by the
Senate, have resolved, among themselves,
that neither of the present party organi
cations are exactly the thing for the out
side wants of the Brigade, and in their in
terview with \. j., President, ventilated
their thoughts pretty freely. Several
suggestive remedies for the dilemma were
ventured, but none seemed feasible A
separate organization and ticket was sug-
gested among others, but the weakness of
the party, and the, almost, impossibility
of drawing the assessors and assistant as
SCISSORS, the collectors and assistant collec-
tors, the inspectors and the smellers, who
are endeavoring to arrange things, so as
to hold their own in any event, into ac-
tive support of the movement was con-
elusive with A. j., President, that such a
course would but show the miserable
weakness of those who stood by his policy,
and nothing else. 1t was endeavored to
assure him that these were certain to
stand by with helping hand, but A. j.,
President, was too old bird to be caught
with chaif, and did not hesitate to de-
clare that men who were despicable
enough to sell their political status for a
mess of pottage, would not hesitate, for a
consideration to bite the hand that fed
them. He had no faith in such, and
hoped that reputation would not be risk
ed in an effort which promised so little in
result He advised all to the support of
Sharswood, in order, if possible, to secure
his election, and thus give the friends of
the cause, his dear Southern friends, a
chance to rejoice. The suggestion of \.
j., President, did not please Flanigen &
Co., but they swallowed it, returned to
their homes, and now, under the cloak of
mystery, endeavor to smother their cha
grin.
1t is not known what the Brigade will
be called upon to do. But it is morally
certain some devilment is Matching, and
Notwithstanding the fact that Flanigen &
Co. sold themselves. body, soul and
breeches, to the President for mess of
pottage, taking the risk of Senatorial re-
lection, it is not certain that thew will
stand by the bond. In view of this state
of things the members of the Brigade
hereabouts had better hold themselves in
readiness, for it is not known how soon
the opening up Of the mysteries may send
Gen. Flanigen after them He has faith
in the pusillanimity of the Brigade, and it
will not be surprising to find him demand
ing still greater sacrifices of all that makes
man feel like man ON the altar Of the
kind of liberty which he has set up.
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