Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-13

the result is that the people of the North
Immediately discover that The so-called
NEGRO riot was simply a massacre of
black men by white ruflians. Now the
President does not desire this belief to
obtain, and consequently calls for
Data" hands him several dispatches
which he has, during the day, received
from KuKlux Den ocrats of the South,
who represent provocation for the riot
OH the part of the negroes, and justify
the outrage on the part of self-defence.
These dispatches he directs ''Data" to
forward at once to his journals, accom-
panied with such remarks as his inge-
nuity may suggest in order to make out
good case for the gentle and lamb-like
KuKlux.
Another instance of the working of
Mr. Johnson's little game" There
can be no doubt that the unfortunate
Buckley was sent directly to New York
to open the internal revenue farce by or
der of President Johnson, The result is
well known. Buckley came back with
sore head-a used up mantle news
papers had scared him terribly for his
persecution of an honest officer of the
Government, and the Pre- ident him
self came in for reasonable share of the
unmerciful castigation. 1t was too
much. TheWhite House Reporter was
sent for and directed to telegraph to his
papers that the President had had moth
ing whatever to do with the persecution
of Mr.. Commissioner Rollins, whom he
regarded as an inco1ruptible official and
that all reports to the contrary were not
only untrue, but positively malicious.
Taking the cue, the Democratic jour-
nails at once set up howl Of anguish Mt
the injustice of accusing the President
OF doing anything so naughty, while
the latter complacently smiled at the
neat way in which he had disengaged
himself from the scheme. Poor Binck-
ley was half wild, and knew not what
to do or say. In his desperation he ex-
hibited the Presidents letter ordering
him to commence the prosecution of Mr..
Rollins t , one of the proprietors of the
National HteUigencer, who judiciously
advised him to keep quiet, and by no
means to show the letter to any one
else, telling him that if the President
should hear of it, he would at once off,
ciolly cut off his solicitorial head. So
poor b. shouldered the censure and re-
pressed his gall. If an officer is soon to
be removed, " Data's" services are in
valuable. kilograms are published, re-
fecting on the conduct of the victim, in
some instances for several weeks previ-
Gus to his taking off," and finally comes
the official order itself for the removal of
the Objectionable official. The position
of data is ostensibl, that of assistant
private secretary, but the principal OBJ
ject in retaining him is undoubtedly to
secure such representa-. lion through the
press of the country as shall shield the
devoted head of A. J. from the disap-
probation incurred by his official acts.
Meanwhile "Data," shrewd fellow with
an income equal to that of Cabinet
Minister, and his monopoly of items"
can laugh at the poor, Woodworking,
qulll-drivers of Fourteenth Street, where
he was formerly stationed as telegraphic
correspondent of the New York Times.
POOR "BOB" JOHNSON.
Be it known, is the son of President
Johnson and bearing his "lucid inter-
walls" may be seen at the White House
engaged in the transaction of clerical
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son as he is called by all Office-seekers,
is small insignificant little fellow,
with brown goatee and features
strongly resembling those of his father,
but lacking to lamentable degree the
firmness and decision of character pos
sessed by his progenitor. In fact, poor
bob" is altogether too amiable and is
frequently seduced into imbibing so in
ordinately by place seekers, who think
his influence with the cold man. that
the result is he is forcibly taken to the
lunatic asylum across the Eastern
Branch where he "rusticates" until
reason once more returns to his "dis-
tracted glObule". But woe hetide the
unlucky wight who was instrumental
in sending "Bob" to his summer-house.
AS it is familiarly called To his credit
be it said, the President does not hest
tate to order his do or-keepers to keep out
of the White House any person so Of
Tending, and under no pretext will he
consent to listen to explanations. This
paragraph may be taken as hint to un-
sophisticated seekers of place at the
hands of A. J. who, although he him
self "blushes" TO a considerable extent
always manages of late to put on no
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