The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-12-10


WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1868.
We he'd meetin in Washington last
mite to consider things There are
many things to consider jest now, and
it was deemed proper to consider EN-.
1t wuz a lodge NV sorrow. Their wuz
faint glimrins NV hope onto the coun-
tenance Nv few Nv those present, but
nothin NV Certinty-nothin Nv ashoor-
ance. Secretary Randall remarkt that
50 far ez he wuz concerned he he'd made
up his mind. He shood not take offs
under the incomin administrator He
mite yeeld in other matters for he wuz
NV yeeldin nacher), but on this he wuz
infexible. McCulloch and Browning
were also determined, but Seward had
other idees He chirped in that the
Oldest man coodent tell wat sixty days
wood bring forth,
"Wat shall we dor askt POstmas-
ter from Ohio.
81 sejest for President Johnson" sed
Randall, "that he apply for the Spanish
throne. He wood be acceptable to the
Spanish people, for he hes all his life
been putin the Bourbon down."
Randall hez no longer any fear NV the
President.
"Gentlemen," remarkt | II hev an
idea, wich if acted onto will pull us out
NV our sea NV troubles"
'Speek !" exclaimed they all with one
breath, "speek"
my idea is Cuba. Cuba, the gem
NV the Antilles=-the britest jewel in
the crown NV Spain Let Sekretary
Seward, who hez talent for reel estate,
buy it now before the new Government
hez its internal reyenoo system estab-
lisht, and while it is hard up for money.
Let Cuba be the politikle Botany Bay
NV this country. Let it be bought by
Seward and then let the President go
to work to wunst a fillin Offices for its
government, while he still hez the
power nv appointment. He must not
wait to hev EN- hold eleckshins, for we
alluz succeed better in gettin ofises by
appintment than by eleckshuns. Wat
Heaven | see open before US! ! hev
been readin Cuba up, and find that that
Island pays the Home Government
$25, 10000 per annum If the Span
ish Government KIN git $25, 900, 600
out NV EN-, we kin double it with our
experience. There's enuff for all Nv us
Give Randall place corresdondin with
that he now holds; make Ben Wood
superintendent Nv the Havana Lot
teries; make Frank P, suthin else, wal
it is don't matter, ez he'll take any.
thing; make good places for Ross
Fullerton, Binkley, Mrs. Cobb, Vallan'
digham, Brite, Mrs. Perry, John Quin'
cy Adams, Jr., Frank Peerce, Genra
Forrest, Jim Steedman, Rosso, Doolit-
tie, Cowan, Dixon, Secretary WelleA
and all NV that unnumbered throng Nv
hungry soles, whe hev lived on pap Sc
long that any other diet sours on thsil
stumicks. And then"
"But sposin Congress, when it meets
refooses to ratify the purchis by makir
an appropriashenr y askt doubter.
"Refooze to make the appropriashen
Refooze Ha! Put before Genra
Grant the prospeck NV never agin seeiT
the Blair tamily--put afore Congress
and the Amerikin people the hope W
never seein agin the faces Nv any W
the men / hev menshuDed, with th'
thousands NV others Nv similar tastes
habits, and necessities, and wat wooC
twenty or thirty millions, more or less
be to emf Nothinl Congress wooC
vote it instantaneously and the peopl
would all say "Amen!" Lord, hoV
quick the bill wood 60 through, au'
how quick Grant wood sign it.
"But sposn Congress shood refooze
wat then3 Jest ez we'll. The Blair
: wood hev their posishens, and th
Cuban officials, ef they are versed il
American politikle history, know, Q
they know anything, that when tn
Blairs get into place, nothin but dealt
loosens EN-. We shood hist the banne
NV Independeucs--we shood paint ont
! that banner the inscripshen "OFFISE
) FOR ALI, IN COUNTRY WHERE LIKE
Is NOT TAXED" and in q weeks tim
an army NV Dimokrats, big enuff
capcher Spain herself wood be on ther
shoresl And who could stand afoT
emi Whisper "Post Offs in their ear
and they'd wade knee deep in blood
Lord, how the Spanish sOjery wood g
down afore emit How Frank Bla
wood 20 for Lersundi! how all Ii
trained cohorts nv DimOsrisy wiCh be