The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-16
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E 'ngton correspondents Of tie ssasaaiot
dailles, rs from the CincuuAtt TINE.
! Pa, Contributor
] havo just had an interview viii
Gen Grant and obtained some Of hi
''leas Of public men. not given in tn,
New York Wosld, which l herewith sen,
you
Ben Franklin i unqaest0aal1
rapid type suoker, aud ias enter sais,
IA collecting a. as RENDERS l3ta nsilu
allie "a an ainsnao hi' i6nafv
His theory about isbiau tuds pro.
ieethg houses anl barns alaue a lAau
de slaln q tao most absurd thing IS.
% heard o
Washington aa yni General b
Ma.i'.t sHi aas oioag m3st cni. eu.i.
neers. Mann ha1e eenasled hlm Ion
TIA i''tie slials wJt, bis Easher aitgrtt
sree. tat thaik it's time S bury thc
halelet
Ha'e ne'er seea Webster }ot,
tAea3a 1 baye raai q bis dictionary.
Il isuot sarprsng 10 MA thar m.b
oi s. many words couldn't 81 pf5N
den,
/ consider Col Crockett to lie our
gFoatest American hunorlst, next to
Tupper His telling the coon %. 70
shoot he would come down ont Of the
tree, Is equal to any ything have read in
the Globe.
George Francis Train is ono Of our
most noble women. His appeals III be-
half OF her sex are both powerful and
convincing Ne one can read her
speeches without being convinced she
ought to vote.
have nothing against Jen, Davis in
particular, that | know Of. although he
kept me away from my business in Ga.
lena until it was nearly ruined had to
sell out at "A sacrifice But no matter
for tint now. Let us have peace.
! have no idea Of removing "Nasby
from the post-ofiice He must be
substantial addition to tho reyenus Of
the Department for his letters pass
through every post-oaice in the United
States.
Napoleon Bonaparte viii probably
never minPle in public affairs again, SO /!
! will say little about him. If, howoy-
or, he had been elected President Of the
United States, and had attempted TO
read all the petitions and applications
Tor office that come, he would have been
sent 10 the lunatic asylum instead o.!
st. Helena, He had little luck IN that
particular, at least
Brigham Young is multitudinous
husband and a numerous fatner, who
has certainly done great deal for
Utah, How far he is going to be allow
ed to "do the United States remains
TO be seen.
= n" is not az crazy as he
might be am not sure bnt be would
make good Secretary Of the Ireasu
ry. He is in favor Of deciding all the
land back to tie Indians, and let The
Indians assume the natiolal debt
This would certainly be an easy and
rapid solution Of our financial difieul.
ties.
Dan Rice wanted to be President,
and lac may be yet 1.-The was he would
se'I ont the public buildings, devoting
tie proceeds towards paying the nation
q DEBT and carrying on the goyernm't
under q canvass 70 the music Of band.
It's hard TO 20 bnek on the habiis ot
life time ! should be more contepted
II there was tan yard back OF the
White House.
tlsk IS vel meaning toward
Fisk. He has great versatility Of tai.
ent, and can run big railroad, an ope.
ra house, and the Springfield Republi-
can, all at once. lie is not temper
ance man exactly, but he don't take to
his "bowls' 80 much as be did.
Thore is a great deal Of useless talk
about Morrisseys having been in the
ring" A member Of Congress who is
not ia some sort Of a ring nowadays
is very rare indee2; and there are few
u those rings" as respectable as the
prize ring. Big men have helped Nor
rissey TO a fortune His club house is
said to be tho house that Vanderbilt
built"
4 gentleman ia the rourae of hig