St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-11
Ndsby Writes Grant.
To ULYSSES S. GRANT, GENERAL, AN
PRESIDENT ELECT

SIR The elecshun is Ger. The die
is cast, NV which die the dimocracv hev
the most of Nv it Frankly we admit
that we are beaten. studied the eleck-
shun returns carefully, and | hcv come
to that conclusion. He'd we carried
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iujiany, Ilinoiy,
Connecticut, Wisconsin, Iowa. Missouri,
Kansas and Californy, and he'd Virginny,
Texas and Mississippi bin allowed to
vote, the result would hev bin different.
But we didn't, therefore we submit. We
mite resist, but, ez we havn't the strength
to do it, we bow cheertiy to the will Nv
the people, and recognize you ez our
Chief Magistrate, in the place a A.
johnson deceest.
Now the question wich agitates us is
wat do 700 intend to do? That's wat |
want to know, and that's wat Deekin
Pogram, Capt. Mclelter and Issaker
Gavit is demandin in thunder tones. Wat
do you intend to do! Are you gein
to adopt the merciless policy NV the cx-
treme Radikels, or are you goin to adopt
a consilitory policy
IF | remember Alright, the concloodin
sentence NV your letter NV acceptance
wuz, "let us hev peace | want peace
and so does the Corners. How is this
peace to be attained ! Easy enuff. Let
Deekin Pogram hev his niggers TO man
age and control in his own way, and he'll
be at peece. Continyoo Elder Penni-
backer-who hez di<tillery-in the
otfises NV whisky Inspector, assessor and
collector Nv Internal Revenue, wich he
now holds, and he'll continvoo at peece
700 kin thus pacity these classes. Don't
say that perhaps the other classes mite
object Possibly they wood. It's ther
objection that hez made all the trouble
thus far. He'd they not objected, all
wood hev bin at peece now. The mig
gers, like the eel, hev bin yoost to bein
skinned, and more NV it won't hurt emf
But think NV that old man Daekin Po-
gram Look at his gray hair, his fur
rowcd checks, and his totterin steps, Is
he to be forced in his old age to stane
his hands with labor for the necessary
sustenancc wich, sence BaScom quit
trustin. kin only be got with cash Is
niggers to wear better clothes than me
Shel Issaker Gavett, who wuz never
vuosl to work. be brot to it in the flower
Nv his youth
We don't ask you to interfere in our
behalt-we only ask you 10 be at peece
yoorself, and keep hands off Sheathe
the sword, and let Us hev peecc With
draw everything in the shape of solJcry-
stick to the presidency and nothing else,
and we will take care NV the rest.
Their are other things wich WOO must
do to restore happiness and peece to thi,
| Iistratld country. There can be no
peecc 50 long az the Blairs are out d
oils. The Blairs must hcv places 4
government without "a Blair into it is no
legal. Linkin failed TO command tho
respect NV the Blairs. where Is Linkin
Johnson let the Blairs 20, and what al
Awful Example is he. Don't be atraic
that they won't take offs under WOO
They amt pertikeler-they'd as soon rur
yoor administrator ez anybody's. VOC
can git the support Nv the l'lairs :, THAI
Boon is within yoor reach. And like
wise yOo kin get others wlch Is Just e;
necessary Stedman is waitin. Ross
is waitin Fuller Is waitin. Ross u,
Kansas, and Doolittle-in fact all tha
noble army NV marters wich tollered tn,
politikal forchoons NV \. johnson stanC
ready to support 700, on condishen tina
700 support them. Take them L. )
Grant-take them. Don't despisc m,
advice. Think Nv havin the Blair fam
lily knockin at yoor door for four years
End it now and forever.
For myself it isn't necessary to spcek
| am almost at the end NV an eventtu
life. disappointment hez done its work
= and in little time | shel 90 hence.
am a victim NV irregular habits-wuns
when in Ablishen basteel | was de
, prived Nv liker for ten days, and WINS
by mistake l swallowed camphene fJ
whiskev. My constitooshen was thu
: undermined. | have but few year
more at best and it don't matter where
drag them out. But if my path way t
= the toomb Good be smoothed by cor
, !, tinyooance in the Post Oils at the Con
ners, it wood be favor witch | sheo
appreciate. l shood then be at peecC
= Likewise would Bascom, at whose bar
hev an unliquidated account, and til
. citizens, all NV whom hold my notes u
hand for small amounts, be at peece
= the soothin hope of gettin suthin at som
future day. ekko yoor sentiment-lC
us hev peece. have indicated how
kan be done-will yoo follow that pat
y, or not 1t is for 700 too choose.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY, Z. NJ.
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