Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-11-01

The new two-cent stamp has q pic
turo OF George Washington which is
not as beautiful as tho one on tho old
green three-ce stamp that we had all
learned to love and revere so. The old
picture represented Georges massive
forehead perfectly natural, and the
can t-toll-a-lic expression is familiar to
all. But tho new stamp, the color of n
brindlc COW, makes Washington look
like a narrOw-headed crank, with lndi-
gcstion. The firm mouth is lacking,
and the picture looks as though ho not
only could tell lie but gloricd in his
shame. He looks as though, instead Of
being the father of his country, he had
just been convicted of being tho father
of twins that were no relation to him
on the mothers side, and he had been
sentenced to support them by taking
in stairs to scrub. No young man can
look upon this two-cent brindle stamp
and look up to and admire George
Washington. There is nothing about
the face TO inspire confidence, and il
we did not know that the government
could not put n picture of the sainted
Jesse James on stamp, there would
be 4 feeling that MissOuri's favoritc
son had been made immortal by having
the muCilage licked of the back side
Of his head, where Ford's bullet struck,
by forty million people several times a
day. 1t is possible George Washing
ton may be played out as the front side
of \ stamp, in the minds of our rulers,
who believe that tho picture Of man
who could not tell n lie is q constant
menace TO the great men OF the pres
ent day who can tell lies rs easy as
rolling of log, and that they are
making his picture n worse looking
one each year, hoping the people will
demand n change, but tho time will
never come when any other American
that ever wore hair can take the place
Of George Il. postage stamp. Some
of the latter day statesmen may be
pretticr than George, and they may
have more money, and they may dress
better, but knowing their weaknesses
rs the people do. they can never put
stamps containing pictures Of recent
statesmen ol their tongues with that
feeling Of safety and ycncration with
which they swallow the mucilage from
George. There rs always been feel
ing that letter started for its dcstina-
tion, with green George Washington
stamp on the upper right hand corner
would get there, without much fooling
at way stations, but since the new
brindlc two-ccnt stamp has been on
duty, thore has grown up feeling that
letter is liable to miScarry, and there
is not that confidence in the postal
branch of the government that there
should be. In many eases people con
tiDuo to use tho Old green stamp, re-
gariIcSS Oi the extra cents worth, in
order to show their respect for the
man who loved his country so well
that he would not steal it blind. As
long rs this Lr;ndlc twO-ccnt carricaturc
Of Washington is allowed to disIigurG
the letters that pass through tho mails
no person need send u dunRng letter
to this Office expecting that any attrn-
tion will be paid to it. We are rs will
ing as anybody to pay debts, but patri.
otic love Of G. Washington makes it
seem wrong to trilc with his feelings
by gazing unmOvcd upon that brindlc
stamp. If he had any friends left they
would compel the government to de-
siSt from injuring his reputation by
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