Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-10-05
INTERESTING LETTERS.

COMMITTEES, are the following, which
have been handed to us for pub
LEGATION. The practice of putting
searching queries to Presidential can
didates upon all questions, public and
private, possible aud impossible, was
not known to our ignorant predeces-
sors, but is perfectly understood by this
enlightened generation. Approving,
as we do, of it we are happy to pub
lish these letters. IDOL. Newspaper.
Mr.. Clay's Letter.
AUGUST 18th, 1914.
Gentlemen:-I had the honor 10 re-
ceive your letter Of the 4th July, and
the circumstances of having to answer
upwards offifty letters day, has pre-
vented me from attending to it before
this time. In it you PROFOUND these
queries:
lst Whether my housekeePer is in
structed by me TO put brandy in the
mince meat, or whether l carry tenn
perancc principles into Christmas pies?
Cd. Whether believe in the Miller
prophecy, and have faith in the COM
classification Of the word before the
4th of March next?
To these questions, gentlemen, |
proceed TO answer plainly and cheer
fully. In this country, where the
genial amplitude of the corruscating
efiectuosity diciplines the pyrrhon-
nisms Of antipodeal theories, where
the excresence OF the sensuosities pla-
Gates the invisible intercalescence Of
the rimoseteal practices, the poetical
character Of mince-neat has been in
sisted upon. Viewed in large and
liberal sense, the question belongs to
that great contest going on between
the advocates Of spirit and those OF
matter-spiritualism and materiallsm.
The former are principally found a.
mong the Germans, whose noble sons
so dignity and exalt Pennsylvania,
God bless her!) and who, in the
dreamy cxhalations Of fifth proof tran
scendentalism, have the same effect on
the body Of the soul, that thirty mil
lion msgnifying power has on the IN
visible alligators and crocodiles in
drop Of water. if you take, gentle
men, the material side of the question,
it is plain that brandy put into mince-
mea, loses not its original character; if
he spiritual side, it is merged in the
absolute, and has nothing to do with
temperance societies. UuGer this view
of the matter, or the spirit, no matter
which, it would be necessary TO state,
what is already implied, respecting
Mrs. Clav's mince-meat. If any OF
you, gentlemen, should be in the neigh
borhood Of Ashland. about Christmas
time, I shall be too happy to let you
make trial of it.
The next question. gentlemen, re-
specling combustrication, is perhaps
not SO readily answered. / did take a
weekly newspaper, "The Midnight
Screech, devoted to the destruction OF
the world" with view Of ascertain
ing its bearing on the Presidential cleo
ton. Twas inclined to believe at one
time thatthe matterwas fairly cyphered
out, and thought Of declining TO run,
bu. the original day for the affair hav-
ing passed away, and the whole being
postponed on account of the weather
to some future and more propltious
time. am not, | am inclined to be-
lieve, of opinion, that it will materially
interfere with myinauguration. If il
shonld, the country is lost-not TO
mention the Constitution.
Accept, gentlemen, the assurance Of
nv high consideration, and believe me
yours, H. oLAF'
Messrs. Sawfed, Nudlepate, Won.
swiggen and others.
Mr.. Polls Letter
August "a, 1874.
Gentlemen-I have to acknowledge
YOUR favor of the 26ih July. Az
ooerous daily correspondence will
numerous political friends must be my
apology for not answering your ques
tons al the time they were presented
! 10 me.
You ask me, gentlemen, first, wheth
er the manufacture Of political lies II
not domestic interest, requiring pro
. lection. This is subject, gentlemen
have not considered as attentively as
I could wish, 10 answer you satIsiacto
rily. The market for lies is now open
The foreign article is not only duty
, frss hat we do not paw for it all