The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-11-08
NASBY AT CHAPPAQUA.
The JoiIihcntiOn Over the October Elec-
tions-Another Trip Proposed aud OPP
From the Toledo Blade.
CHAPPAQUA,
witch ls in the State Nv Moo York;,

(Which ls in the State NV Moo York;,
Oct. IL, 1872.
1t wuz mite at Chappaqua. The wild winds
sighed mournfully about the dreary house,
and blew chill and sad among the denuded
branches NV the fallen trees wlch the Philoso-
pher and Sage he'd cut down doorin the cam
pane (Ez he he'd to be alluz surprised cuttin
down 4 tree, he didn't NV course hev time to
trim EN- ALL The cold autumnal rain WIZ
fallin in melancholy dn2ze, and the frost
kings damp and icy finger he'd fetched the
famous spring wch it WIZ Theoretically a
sealin NV. For wich. thank Heaven. IF that
spring could be frlZ up so that my bowels,
witch require suthin heatln, shood never be
persekooted 10 more with its accused waters,
/ shood be happy. Inside the house we sot.
We he'd gathered to jollify over our expected
triumph in Ohio, Injiany and PennsylvaAy
We he'd reserved the news and wuz jollifyin.
There wuz the great and good Greeley hisself,
there wuz Tton Nv the curly locks, aud Reid
NV the crafty face, there WIZ Cochrane and
Mcclure. and leadm men NV Pennsylvany, NV
the South and West.
Wew jollifyin! Down the furowed cheek
NV each the pensive tear WIZ rollin. and each
wuz usin his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at his eyes,
probably to conceel his JOY.
We sot long in silence studyin the returns.
| Then the great and good Greeley spoke. He
| reioced over the victory he he'd achieved in
the three States. tho he would say in candor
| that the victory wuzn't eZ complete ez he
Good hev wished. But ther wuz evry coz for
congratulashen and rejoicin. The majority
agin Us in Ohio WIZ only 10000. Now there
| is in round numbers 1000 election precincts
in that State, and eff only five Republicans IN
each change from the tyrant Grant to me, why
l carry it. Likewise so in Pennsylvany and
lniiany. The ishoo is now narrowed 10 the
two, and who kin doubt the result? Is not
| that comfort enuf!
| The response was a most hilarious and en-
| finn At UrOan from all present.
Dir. Leyerch, a importer from Moo \ DIRK, re-
markt that the result in the West wuz doubt
less becoz Mr. Greeley wood persist in lettin
| out that he wuz protectionst
Mr. Macgregor, NV Pennsylvany. swore IN
good Scotch that the result in Pennsylvany
mite be attribooted solely to the fact that he
ignored perteckshen and wuz a dallyin with
free-traders.
Kernel McPelter, NV kentucky, remarkt that
his Abolishunism, wlch he threw out on his
trip, lost him his strength in Southern Ohio
and Injiany.
Mr. Placid, NV Northern Ohio, wuz certin
| that his apologizln for hevin bin an Adolf
shunst. at Jacksonville, rolled up the fear
full majorities agin him in Northern Ohio and
Injiany.
Capt Hooan late Quartermaster in the
Federal army, wuz satisfied that the aboose
w the soljers in Pittsburgh cost him the sol
jer vote.
Mai. higgins. NV Virginia, late C. S. A.,
knowd that his cokettin with the Federal sol
jers lost him the support NV the friends Nv
the South in the three States.
To all NV wich listened and then l gave
my views. We wuz beaten-or to put it ez
mildly ez possible we failed to achieve de-
cislve victory by attemptin too much-we
tried to kiver too much ground. The great
and good HoTis under whom L fondly
hoped to hev a Postoffis, is too yersateel in
prncipple. In his writin he is rigid, but III
principle he is versateel. 1t wood be money
in his pocket ef he Good reverse the order. Ell
ms plinsiples wuZ eZ strateforward ez mis-
method NV calm man a ID villain he wood
be entirely great. When man runs for
: President and tries to consulate Free Trad
era, Proteckshinists. Fedral Solgers, Confed
lits. Abolishnists, Pro-slavery men, with a
dozen other varieties huv in, he undertakes a
large job. 1t never did win yit and never
! will. | wuZ with the deceest-that Is our no.
; BILE cheef-all the way. 1t wuz not encour-
agin when he was maxim q speech say in
Pittsburgh, supportin tariff, to see OH a bull
letln board opposit the identikle speech he
made the day afore III Moo Jersey, leayin
tariff entirely to the Congressional destriks.
1t WIZ not altogether pleasant thing at
Jacksonville, when we felt II our dooty 10
, apologize for our hevin bin a Abolshnist. to
hev the speeches wich we made three days
afore in Pennsyvany denouncin slavery,
9 poked INTO our face. In short, wuZ a
. rldn too many HOSES. and the trouble wuZ,
them NOSES WIZ all plutlD III ulutIclt III
feckshens. We undertook 10 SIT on a dozen
4 different stools, and, ez talented ez we are in
that portion nv our body, we amt broad enuh.
1t doesn't matter to me, or TO Cochrane OF
!, Titon. or Mcclure. With us it Is simple
question NV winnin. There is the camp NV
7 the enemy to plumber, and to us the method
r NV taken 1t don't matter. i found sevial SIGH
! in evry township. The fellow whose sole
. pants for Post offs eZ the hart panteth foi
i the water course, will do jest ez | did. Hell
2 hist his hat enthusiastically for tariff al
. Johnstown to-day and for free trade in Hi
4 nois tomorrow. But the people don't al
want Post offises ez bad ez we do, and conse
> kently don't hist with that ease. so fur as
: am concerned, -
: Here Mr.. Greeley interrupted me. He wus
entirely convinced that success in Novembe
Y wuz ashoored. He he'd bin embarrassed II
j the October election with County Deestric
and State tickets. Now that il is redoosed u
g a strate ishoo between me and Grant il is diff
y ferent shell go into the canvass myself.
! shell accept inyitashuns to address agricul
Il tooral societies, and shell make persona
u toor-
\ DON'T" exclaimed the entire assembling