The Question of the "Contrybands"--Lincoln and the Major Discuss
it--The Major tells a Story--Shows Mr. Lincoln That the Government
is out of Order--Says it's a "Dimmycratic Machine," and that
Seward and Chase don't know How to Run it--They are Like Old Jim
Dumbutter and the Thrashing Machine--The Major Tells Another
Story--"The Kernel" Gets a Joke on Seward--Tells a Story about the
"Giascutis." 59