Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-02-09
Bunty's Gulch Correspondence.
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thing which think will surprise the readers
OF the CHRONICLE. To be brief, am writ
ing "a book. The idea was punched into my
noddle as follows: A few evenings after the
November elections, was vending nv way
home from Murphys, and when about half
mile from the Slough met prominent pol
itician. Of course he must have name. and
we will call him Jones for short. It would
require the genius of Byron to describe his
looks-woebegone would be no name for
them-and leave this subject to the imagin-
alton, and proceed to quote the following di-
alogue, which took place after the usual SAL
utations.
JoNEs-"Well, uncle" Che always calls
me SOY. "we have the news of the elections.
New York is black, Illinois is blacker, and
Massachusetts is as black as HI. In the
latter State they have elected two niggers to
the legislature -
OLD FoeY-"Yes. Copperheadism is pref
ty well used up; you have but one place to
boast OF, namely-the city of New York.
Only imagine the old Democracy going into
this is not degradation enough, think of the
Irish Americans going into the old Know
n othing wigwam after James Brooks, a de-
generate Yankee from the State of Maine, to
represent them in Congress; little more-a
negro with peg-leg outran your Democrat
ic champion in Boston. Ye Gods where is
the great unterrl6ed: -
J.-"I have seen enough of popular form
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country. l am going to live under an En-
peror."
o. F.-"There is but one country on the
face of the earth suitable to the tastes of you
Copperheads it is the kingdom of Dahemey.
You can emigrate thither and build as many
Andersonvilles as your Incidence will permit
you to do; shut up your prisoners of war
and gloat over their starving condition; in
addition, you can practice your sacred rites
of miscegenation without any fear of being
molested.''
J.-"Do you accuse the Democrats of this
horrible doctrine!"
o. F.-"Certainly. More than thirty years
ago, when the Democratic party was COM
paratively in its purity, the Coppcrhead ele-
ment was strong enough to secure the nomi-
nation of Richard M. Johnson for the Vice
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Washington accompanied by his wife, "a
colored woman). and children. He who now
addresses you saw Johnson, with his family,
riding up and down Pennsylvania Avenue.
At the time was youngster, yet trust l
'kenned what was what"
J.-"Have you anything more to say ;"
o. F.-"One word more. Since the days
of johnson the Cops. have had no prominent
leader until they got hold of Beecher. By
the way-if you emigrate to Dahomey, be
sure and take him with you; he has been in
your ranks long enough to be taught all sorts
of immoralities, and"
J.-"Just wait moment. Please meas
ure off the distance to Bunty's Gulch imme-
diately."
About this time the moon began to show
herself, so took the road for the Slough,
and left Jones to ponder over the fallacy of a
popular form of Government. 1 do not know
whether it was this conversation, the good
news We had received, or the lager imbibed,
that put it into my head to write book. 1t
is ne importe. 1 am engaged upon it, and
here is the title: The Decline and Fall OF
the Democratic Party 1t is to include a
period of thirty years. At the commence
ment the author was in his teens, and it was
his good fortune to visit the galleries of the
halls of Congress. and listen to such men as
Clay, Webster. Benton, and their contempo-
raries. Of course the author will endeavor
to pay these great statesmen as good CON-
pliment as his feeble abilities will allow him
to do. One chapter. at least, will be made
up accordingly. I shall not dedicate the
book to any particular person, but 1 shall
dedicate the chapters to distinguished men,
for instance: the one that treats of the great
men at the commencement of the decline,
will be dedicated to him who placed himself
upon the ''ramparts of the Constitution" and
then flung this much abused instrument into
the laps of the blessed people at the different
R. R. stations between Washington City and
Chicago, via Skowhegan Penobscot, NADIA
waska, and SO on round "hum.' Anothe,
chapter will treat of the morals and manners
of the times, particularly early piety and
Christian philanthropy this intend to ded-
icate to the Hon. John Morrissey. Know
Nothingism deserves passing notice; James
Brooks, NJ. c., comes in for share of this
matter. But the subject upon which 1 in
tend to spread myself, (this is Will. Shaks-
peare shooting his mouth off-ride Midsum
mer Nights Dream, Act l, Scene p, is the
Copperhead's delight, called miscegenation
The material for this article 1 have had fol
several years. Of the ten States lately in
rebellion, 1 have been in six, and 1atteI
myself that at least have seen the fruits OF
the institution. AS might be expected, this
will be offered as token of esteem to the
Rev. H. W. Beecher, the distinguished cham
pion of this article in the Copperhead creed.
1 must not forget the gentler sex, therefore ]
ought to say something about the fashions.
Upon this subject am free to confess my ig-
norance. However. trust that through the
courtesy of our patriotic senior Senator 1 can
obtain letter of introduction to the perse-
cuted prisoner in Fortress Monroe, and from
him obtain information concerning the quail
ity and quantity of crinoline and other fix
ings necessary to complete the trousseau OF
one of our fashionable bellies. I shall avoid
saying anything concerning the science OF
theology. I am little skeptical upon some
points, as you will see by the following pas
sage: If have read the Zanderesta correctly
there is genus, the author of all good. and
another, the author of all evil. These two
are constantly creating genii of their own
stripe; sometimes the good genii predomi-
nate, sometimes the evil. If this be the prop
er way to fix up the cosmogony-to tell the
truth. am half inclined to believe it-Ahri-
man, the evil genus, was boss of the shop
when the Copperheads were created. Now,
Mr.. Editor, a passage like the foregoing
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