The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-22
Nasty.
G.-TnE PREPARATION, START AND
JOURNEY

September II, 1877.
The great and good Greeley, (which the
name hez developed into better demo.
crat than | ever sposed possble) wuz
bent upon going to the West somehow
Like the immortal A. johnson, Horris
hez an uncommon idea Nv his power with
the masses. He bleeves there is a mag.
netism in his presence that sways people
whether or no. hev bin untorchinit in
hevin to take charge ov two men Nv this
beleef, and it hez bin the most trying
period Nv my life.
Me and Schell aud Fernando Wood, to
whom the matter Nv goin wuz referred
wuz opposed to the trip altogether. We
he'd bin in two sch, and we knowcd all
about EN-. We had bin hailed all over
the couptry with johnson, and we he'd
experienced the elecshuns wich follored
and we wuz shy Nv it But Horris wuz
bound to go, and swore ef nothin else wuz
done he wood 90 alone by himself and Nv
course we yeelded. We stipulated, how
ever, that from fust to last he should
make no aloosions 20 politicks-that the
trip should be Tor the purpus Nv vistiu
the exposishen at louisville and Cincin.
natl, and that sich remarks ez he shood
make shood be purely agricultural or me.
chanikal This Horris objected to. He
was sure that the mere shown Of hissel
to the populis wood do good, but he
knowd that to speek to en- only ez he
could speak to en-, wuz to fetch EN-. For
instance in Pennsylvany-
GOOD heavens !" skream in agony
Speak in Pennsylvany! No your ex.
cclleucy! Why Peunsylvany is"
| checkt myself jst in time, for l wuz
agoin on to remark that Pennsylvany wu7
u close State, and to speak there wuz
room. The committee in charge retired
for consultashen. We wuz in a quandary
Experience in Moo England had showed
how dangerous his speakin wuz, and we
wuz certain that it woodent do. Finally
Fernandy hit. 'Peunsylvany,' said be
is the only state he will pass thro which
we need feel concerned about. Ohio the
abolishionists will carry anyhow. aud his
speakin thro that State may perhaps lose
US Congressman or two, but the only
bad effect will be, he will increase their
majority. In Kentucky his speakin will
redoose our majority, but he cant do it
enuf to lose US the State. Make him
promise not to talk politicks anywhere
and not to open his head in Pennsylvany
aud let him gush ez long aud ez loud ez
he wants to, the moment he strikes Ohio
and Kentucky where he cant hurt US
much"
This wuz agreed to and Horris com
promised on it. Fernandy charged him
pertkerly on two pints, namely, to con.
sliate the solger element in Pittsburg,
which he coold do by general remarks
and the Niger element in Kentucky
Horris promised to do it and we started
Governor Randolph Nv Moo Jersey, Gov.
eruor Walker Nv Virginy, and me wus
appointed guard to 90 with him and sec
that he didn't bile over.
The recepshuns we met with was al
that heart could desire. Ez | looked out
upon the masses and gazed onto their red
noses, forgot that | wuz a liberal re-
publican, aud for moment iancied
wuz demokrat.
At Trenton, Moo Jersey, our beloved
chief spoke first. He remarkt that he
had no idee Nv speaking, that he wuz as
a private citizen on his way to visit the
industrial exposition at Cincinnati. But
he wood say that his mishen wuz to make
the people one in heart, one in sympathy
and yoonitcd under one flag in peace anc
harmony. He desired the North ant
South to stand up together, and clasT
hands fraternally across the bloody chasn
which mas been made by misunderstood
ing aud sich
At Mantua, that true patriot, Alex
Mcclure, and Downinton, Gov. Bgler
jincd US both anxiously begin ov us no
to let Horris speak 10 Penusylvany. They
love Horris, but they want to beat Har
trauft. Horris must be sienced.
Parkersburg.-The Amerikin Cincin
natus spoke with great warmth and free
dom, He remarkt that no he'd no idee u,
being called on to speak, but being mere
y privit citizen, on his private way tc
the industrial exposition to Cincinnati
But he would say that his mishen wuz t.
make the people one in heart, one 10 sym
pathy and yoonited under one flag il
peace and harmony. He desired th,
North aud South to stand up together
and clasp hands fraternally across tn,
bloody
At this point the train started muci
to our reeei. On the train however, ,af
ter We left, we found twenty. .one men
each one Nv which took me aside, anC
wanted to know whether in case the grea
and good Horris wuz elected, the Office
would be distributed among his support
ers in proporshun to the work they did
[ ashoored EN- that wood be the case, anC
in fit of enthoosasim promised each on
Nv EN- the offs he wuz after. There i
only three offises in the town, and ther,
is twenty-ono claimants and each one i
promised one They went away remark
| VI tudt thcl optoSu ~ Mouit DC al rive
but they didn't know but Horris mite b.
in earnest about that id civil reform
They got off at the next stashen feelil
better
Lewiston The second father NV hi
country he'd a splendid recepshun, and or
atorically speakin came out strong. III
remarked that he wuz privit citizen oil
his private way to the great industrial ex
position at Cincinnati. But he woult
say that he wuz not nepot, and that hi
mishen wuz to make the people one il
heart, one in sympathy, and yoonited un
der one flag in peace aud harmony. HI
desired the North and South to stand VI
together, and clasp hands across th'
bloody chasm, whish wuz-
Aleck Mcclure pulled the bell-rope
and We glode on. Skasely had the trail
started when | notst thirty or more mel
which ] he'd seen hurrahin at the depot