The Placer herald., 1870-06-18
TERENC Meg ANT.
About John BrOwn---A la ba ma Claims to
be Settled---Reorganizihg the Army.

Do ye know ye are kicking up the divil's
own excitement be ger pranks in Moo York;
| alude TO The report that is in circulation
here that ye have on exhibition at yer office
there the Identical a:op, or lhrap docre on
which John Brown shtood wbu he was
hung. And they tel me cousin and meself
that ye al have shller who limps In one
arm be rsson of losing it in battle, to play
band organ accompaniment to the ovid tune
John Browns body lays morlderpg in the
grave" Now, have ye no respect for the
feelings OF me consio, who is always sick
when Mishter Brown is mentioned because
at the time he was hung me cousin said it
served him right, and now he is obliged, be
force of circumstances, to say it was bloody
shame. And hook at this uow Dater was
just in to see me cousin. aud he says that
you have towld some one that you would
keep that drop until Butler was convicted
of some OF bis crimes, and then present it to
the lucky haDgman, to be used for letting
Butler into eternity M'shter Butler says
he don't care that happens fheu be does
come to die but it is moighty unpleasant to
have it throwed in his face ivry day. think
mesef that if ye wouldn't act So and talk
| about banging so aisy, me cousin aud Msh-
ter Butler would enjoy their slape bape
betther. | have been around the city and
ordered all the organ grinders to slhop play
ing the tune about Mshler Browns body
moudsring in The grave. It's too solemn.
am having healthy time thrying too
kspe me cousin Ulysses at home. He has
heard of horse race about to come off at
Long Branch, and he says it is his duty,
being property owner there 10 be prisent
and lend bis countenance to the sphort, and
perhaps win bit of shamps. | have thred
wild the assistance of me wife Bridget, and
another dem Ohm of bitters, to convince him
that 1t is bis duty to remain here as long AS
Congress sees fit to remain and draw pay,
but he says damn Congress, which is sbwear
ing, and highly improper in Prisident, but
but wild such Congress don't see just how
one can get along widout SD caring and do
it Justice. ! have to watch ne cousin as
close as ony Iunatlc is watched, to kspe him
from going to Long Branch, and all get
for it is curses, aud me board and clothes.
Well, lis asier work than saving wood,
thich did before found out me reIaion-
ship to the President.
All the talk now in social circles here,
that in tbebsr and billiard room, is about
the Faynians going to KlnnedJ. Me cousin
ol, -cts to their going there until the Ala
bama claims are settled, and says be shall
sbtop ii at ony expense, even if 1t is nlces-
sary to sind man to the border to order
The Fanlsn army to kspe the pace. | sxed
him who he would sind, if it became nices-
sary to upho wild the dignity of the Govern
ment by sinding an embarrassador to the
Knnedean border, and he said his mind
was divided betwane meself and G'neral
Dnt, but AS Dint would not want to get
near enough to the guns to make the Fay
mans hear what be said widout telescope,
me cousin thought that he should sind me-
self. Diver ,owld lie in me life, except
in self defence, or fhen it would work 10 bet
ther than the truth, but be the howly ia
bers, if he snds me out to the border 10
order the Faynians to qnit making war on
the oppressors Of me native land, | will tell
them to 90 in, and I'll back them to the
exlnt OF me influence wild the besbt gov
eminent. If am not careful when | get
there | am afraid shall enIisb, CORE
spondent, and die for the cause wild pen
behind me ear, or knot 10 rope at the
same place.
Spaking about the Alabama claims, me
cousin has decided how to settle them, aud
our piscatora secretary has sent PROPOSE
ton to Duane Victor a. 1t is this: The
Duane is to pick out the besht man iD Par
hsment, and we are to pici out the besht
man in Congress, when select party will
take them to Kennedy and let them fight it
out In twenty four foot ring, according to
the rules of the prize ring. Av coorse, our
man is John Morrlssey. and wild bis tsbts lie
can argue the socks off of ony mmber of
the British Parliament for shtamps. This
IS one of the sacrets of Mr.. Morrsseys beiug |
excused from taking part in the procadngs
Of Congress the pasht session. The shtory |
about bis wfes being sick is bit Of trick.
He has been in thraining all winter. There
has been considerable euquiry about Johns |
absence. and me cousin has been blamed for
not sinding aftber him, but me cousin says
he knows bis business. In addition to train
ing for the fgh'. Congressman Morrissey
has been under an engagement wild our
prominent Republicans to create division
10 the Dimicratc party of Moo York, but
me cousin says he has made fiassko OF it,
Fiat is fssskol Another thing: John has
been fitting up bis gambling house at Sara
toga, for the reception of me cousin UIisses
this Summer, and has promised TO let him
win $4,000, just to draw other paple by bis |
prsencs and counteDance. Me cousin wants
John to sh,art one at Long Branch, too.
Arrangements have been made to take Mis-
ter Morrsssy Until our party, as his loyalty
b. as bean demonstrated.
Me cousin and other army officers are
playing an illigant trick on Congress. We
have got ovid Wilson to introduce bill
to reorganize the army. and it provides tba,
that there shall be $25, 900 officers and en-
listed men, YoI will see the point Of this,
but dv mimber Of Congress can see
through it, BY hi. bill we can have tweu-