The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-03-26

Take II.
From the Toledo BLADE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March s, 1868.
The most effectin time I ever eggs
perienced in ahis vale o. teers, wuz in
Washington last mite. His eggslency
telegraph me to come on to Washing
ton, and I Obeyed. 1 haven't tied
much to him recently, but I cOodent
fOrgit that he first gave me the offs
live on, that his hOnOred name is at
the bottom Nv the cOnnishin I hold,
and I felt that ought at least to be
with him while he was dissOlutin.
determined that he shoOd drOr his last
offishl breath onto my faithful buZZum.
arrived here, and at WOnst per-
ceeded to the Executive Manshun.
It wuz a familyer sceen. Their WuZ
Seward, Randall, Secretary WeIles
and the President, and all Nv EN- gra-
yer than the stately ravern Nv the
stately days Nv yOre. The President
was a tryin to keep stiff upper lip,
but 1 Good see teers a fOllerin each 9TH
er adOWn his hOller cheeks in rapid
succession. ''He's a gOner," thOt 1,
ono man kin stand that drain on his
foods. No matter how much he
may take in, that pace will kill any
one"
The President wuz a readin tele-
grams and letters, and they wuz not
Of a carikter to pleeze him. The first
wuz frum August Belmont, and read
thus:
sI hev, ez yoo know, the highest
possible regard for yOor eggslency, and
shel regret exceedingly to see yOO de-
prived Nv yoOr high offs; but, RELY,
700 kin scaeely eggspect the DemOeri-
cy to embarrass themselves by espOu5-
in yOor coz. The fact is, no party
hevin a fucher before it kin tie itself
to ded past. The teemster draws a
sigh over a ded mule, but as ded
mule cant draw his cart, he materially
turns his eyes onto them still pOssest
Nv vitality. hope yOO see the pint
without my explanin it. Excuse me
for comparin 700 to a dead mule, but
the siInile Wuz the first that segested
itself to me.
"With profound respect, / am, etc.
ssP. S.-Should biznis call me to
Tennessee, I shall do myselfthe honor
to call on 700 in yoOr dignifed retire
ment."
The President wiped an avalanche
Nv teers, wich fOIlered the reedin Nv
this unfeelin letter, and the next wuz
opened.
"AIAYsvILLE, KY, Feb. 80, '68.
"Wood a regiment NV Irish raised
in this place be Nv any servis? An
serI ]. A"
! Sed Randall, Hthe whole county
only polls 800 votes, and that cuss
hez bin borin me for a place in the
department for over a year. Drive
on"
The next wuz from ValIandygum:
"Since the disgraceful exhibisiOn
yoor friends made Nv themselves at
the Philadelphia COnvenshn, didn't
f consider myself bound to 700. I, ez
, VOC know, never took any stock in
halfand- half mfxters. My defect by
= Thurman hezen't increased my love
. for yoO and yOOrs. I hev no Objec-
tiOns to your hOldin yOurseat to the
/ end Nv yoor term, but RELY its mat
ter Nv but little conscience to me.
Shood VOC pass thro Dayton on your
way to Tennessee, I shOOd be glad to
extend the hospitality of my house to
/ yOO."
The next wuz from Franklin Peerse,
, and wuz dated at Concord, N II.
2 'I feel for 700; that is 1 feel for
| you on general principles. (Thad.
Stevens, permit me say in parenthe-
3 sis, hez bin feelin for you, and hez at
/ last, am satisfied, found yOO) Iteel
! for yoo ez 1 do for every man who
hez offs and is obleeged to leave it
. Nevertheless I can't help yOO. /
q wood, but you see we hev all we can
5 do to help ourselves. Of course 700
/. don't expect the DimOerisy to take
f any part in the struggle between yOO
S and Congris. Elected ez a Republi-
? kin, with Republicans in yoOr Cabi-
net, the Dimocrisy while they applaud
e wat yoO hev done, can't Of course
: make yoor quarrel theirs. When 700
/ leave Washington for Tennessee can t
? VOC take Concord in yOor way? l
s hev no objecshen to minglin teers with
n yoo."
The next was from a Western poll
!. tishin, lately appinted postmaster:
f "SIR: 1 return the appointment y0o
: gave me last month with lOathin and
r skorn. l survived the Moo Orleans
It and Memphis massacres, yOor OPpOsi-
ton to the will Nv COngris, and all
tho other damnin iniquities Nv yOOI
q most damnable administration, but
/ this last attempt to hist Stanton
cant indorse; therefore l bolt. YOOI
successor will, 1 hope, do me justis, anC
/ likewise the SENT,
,fI Sed Randell tThat cuss bOTeC
. me for better nor a yeer for the aP
=. pintment, but the SENT won't confirm
- him. Oh, Wade, what hevent 700 tt
h undergo Oh, Johnson, from wha
q hev yOo escaped p
r A prominent Eastern Democra
n wrote ez follows;
" "Defy Congris, and let EN- impeecl
! yOo. Ef they should hist yoo all thu
70 better. 1t will be an immense hell
- toward the eleckshun NV Mcclellan
- Think how much 700 kin do fur tn
= coz in this way and stand firm. Vis
- Hartford on yoor way to TENNESSEE" "
: A Western Dimokrat wrote:
- "We all applaud yoor urage an
- resolushun. Let the Rump impeeCl
'n and remove 700, and it makes certain
n VI the triumph Nv Pendleton. Stand b.
" yooT colors. Yoor impeachment
our hope. Shell we see 700 at Gin
lis cinnati on yoor way to Tennessee ?'
of A southern Dimokrat wrote:
# "Be firm be frml The impeecF
m ment Nv yoorself will raze sich
r. storm of indignashun in the NOrtl
a and sich sympathy fur Southern Din
of okrats ez to make the nominashun IL
inf even sich man ez Breckenridge ce
to tin. o stand firm Let EN- impeec
VOC. YOo are now Nv vast yOUse
the COZ will meet you at LOui
Ie vile, and accompany 700 to Ienne
ny sec "