New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-29

me JOtcdO jtdd6 Is Responsible lot the lol-
lowing vivid description OF the reading at Confederate
Cross Roads Of Mr. A. JOhnsons recent disquson upon
the national finances:
Posi- OFFIs, CoNFEDERiT RoADsl
witch is IN The Staff uy heniuchyl, Dee 10, 1868. )
Tie mCssge reserved by u al the Corners, eZ mite
hey bin exptced, with rpcher. lis astOueshin how per
sistcnt A. Johnson is How dcltofuiy and reglery he
does throw them old ideas hi,sen at Congress- and
how shancfuly they hey got into habit nv treatin NV
cm Why. they ref0Oscd 10 hear his message what
I'D any one che 10 hev ary faith r hnl when red
the innunsu IecuIent Congress gave him. eza Fedral
wc-lc hez put me into a place whcr ther Is stascy
nothin 10 stealbui ~ long ez hold commisin shell
drop the oshl teak insults piled upon him. Poor john
son! Me ana Secretary Nee, are the only two who do
stand by him. Oness iuclood John quincy Adams ~,
Wlch don't count much ~ ne Is only OneeIghth Ad'hs
anyhow ...
ne iaanshe policy uy tho President struck rs tie
most favorable ny amy part nv H. Too, we dOnt none
nv In pay taxes, but Bnscom. Penrbacker, aud MePeer
who iev disiilleres, aId VINO 10 hlui'Lh on tle pO
Nsheis nv Assessor tonectoi, @iN HihL -, Lp,'
know that under the butcher Grant wien Is eOnlu'
therein Dc new Hehi ana ''t nv ~ nv ~ 1S MI y,
beoon Of the Nashne debt niu Is be- paid the tax on
whiskcy Kin be- put 40 % still lower hggcr
Indeed 50 well pleased were We that We felt u rite ana
proper call mcetiu 10 tudOrsc H. Wch Nuz hei al Lhe
Base6,n nicr,loo.ea resoiooslcn coinrncudn the nan
shcl policy the President, wich wuz goin to pass
br oite thdor 10 taPe that GUS believe the
wood be win to take its chances &C.. Bat nothh VIII
Il apr,ve Nv this resuloo5her and hope IL may
yoOnanmusly Debt my fcllOw-ciuzens,l Is 80 con
strkter wic crushes all who find themselves within its
folds Debt heZ blltcd the Undersned-Debt hez bm my
rock ahead tro life and Debts KILN ne nov" u amt
Dc5is NOW A. JohnsorFs policy scots nc He takes the
debt witch bears and IN the most simple manner
this Boa-r0nstkter puts It's tail In it, mouth, and makes
10 tsc np. Sch nnanshel slnn hez ben efaled ny
few and surpassed by none. move te passage NV tue
Ies0lOCsEcn and three cheers for =: Johnson ,.,
The resoooshen passed and the cheers gwen with
6ey one more remark 10 make" sed he. Wat
rite in nasnc matters is ekaily rte TO appy 20 tne n,
tors indvidOoais Iapprove NV the Presidents lnet
Oh pay debts becgz 40 shows NO AN escape from my
troublcs hev a small piece land onto wch my e.
loaned years hev paid Interest onto that hoe
promptly for years wch At ten per cent amounts 10
Wat in thunder are 700 gettiu at ~ spoke up Bascom
The gentleman IL cleery out NV order. replied Josef
q hcv t4e noor vii the Char perfect no III iny Ie''
must perfect myselfW ~, 49,
note hcviG pad him 10 interest more than the PlnopA
amounls to- But she temper my lpfts WIN I S al
these weary years. and snel make him ts Irop9sLi4h
Keen the note m the interest amounts 70 q much eI inc
pnnspe, and then give it 10 me, Cancelled. -
" Eut how about the money wieh let 700 heN-yoo
eyrt pal it 10 700 IN the interest !" askt Josef
Wen, thoii--how about the Interest" yelled Bascom
very puch excited ,.
keep payu ~" replied Joseph. kin ythDg be ireri
ZOO he'd better take my proposishen, or may possibly
ropoodlate altogether Ihe cfenll9I eIASs "s,v 1900
heavy onto the debtor class There 70 unit Deyonu
To vSnst tber WIZ a excitement In the house. Deacon
Pogram swore that BascOm shoOd give up "A note wen
be held onto him and issaker Gayi who az also IN dtO
fe onto BigeIs neck in Geluin NV JOY al tuS hapPJ
recesc from lis troubles. 49,,
THANK the Lor" sed the Deekn, "or thus maxim my
way easy , ~
And they all demanded Nv Basc0m thor notes. one
Patrick, who hednt paid any intTest for SIX yeers IN
ristd Oh heyn the amount he hednt paid endorsed on
the note, and bccOz BascOm called min Id IoOl nc
went for him They ehmched and the lite become general
the eB were nut cut aud tho meen broke up III CON
fo0son This discussion didn't interest me beeoz Debt
don't bother hey bin Twin on an improvement on
V.l.. stfa all my
mtefest nor principal kin therefore look al the ques
ton calmly aud without prejuds must confess that
Hascon wuz not rite. He To practis vat lac preeches
If the Government shell pay It's dent with the InteIestWhy
she not that suirn saint Deekin Pogramf But men
amt aluz willn apply great principles tn their own
eases. Its Nv the weaknesses Nv human hacher.
PETROLEUM V. Massey, 7. NJ,
witch 10 POstmaserl