Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-03
Greeley fof President.
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Greeley for President.
Ills possible That The following correspondence
may hare been SGT UP asa butlssassl
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TO tsSEdtaESf t1s Nts Y9tt 6gwttr,
Sit,I eIclcse you (ot RplcaN6o q cory OF a
S Ss s oFsse
Greeley and a committee 81 his ftieHd ia this city,
from which you will learn that the Steamboat men
are not going 10 have II all theft own way In The
coming contest fOt political powet
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Baxter SLtett.
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NE@ YoES, april LIST, 1866.
TO lie Hon. Horace GFttlty
Silt The undersigned Having been appointed O.
committee, At a'meetihs Of Solt personal ADM.
tefs III New Ytfk,, 70 sound yop In reference 70
yoGt opinion on alIalrs Ia general, with ayitW'cf
nominating you for tie Ptesidencyot The United
States, thai II may be known Whal couts. you
would pursue In tie event Of your elevation 10
that high Office, respectfully solicit your views,
and have The honor 10 DO Youts, ~
James Gordon Bennett, William y, Duke,
James Watson Webb, William D. AstoF,
JAMES BLOCKS, William Q. Bryant,
James W, Baker William +, BuEiou,
r.aav Henri! Raymond,
so. NEW YoRE, April !, 1903.
Gthtltmta,-Reihg on Tie point Of etnGaiking
fpt Europe, cappot write yon SO full and lengthy
a reply 10 your letet soliciting my opinions on
aaiis In general, Id reference 10 The Presidency,
ss would bs happy 10 Dol but, IS ] have long
been anticipating something OF llle kind, am
quite PREPARED to GIVE you what you wish, !
link you have manifested an excellent Judgment
Ia pitching upon me for The office Of Presidents
some men might Affect doubt Of their ability or
yotthiness for such post, but shaRtj and asfor
1eelihjng The Office, shall 10 nothing Of The SOFT.
As to alIaiTs In general, my opinion Is The Oppo'
site OF the noeps-'WhoteyeF Is, Is terorg,' 40.
eotlng to my views Of human affalrs, but think
| II should be elected 10 The. Presidency could
soon put things to tights, | am, as most Of you
know ~ tayvt " giving The largest Liberty 10 ey.
EVERYBODY ando !lntSefsa UeneTolsnce. would
tolerate everybody except tlose unmllltaletl
seounliels, liars, msctean,s, aud little williams,
who ore oppoSsu 70 me ~ polllicsi would con-
duct lie government on llle most economical ba.
SIS and would lotm my cabinet q Que half blacks
and one hall whites, lNe whites 10 be taken ftom
our natlifallzed oIlzens'
as should give no dinner parties, nor hold any
leYeeS, would hire Unfinished lodgings and con.
vet the Presidential Mansion into an emSEant
bOaEdlng house; tho capitol grounds shall be PLAN
ted with caft0lS anu chbbages, and q considerable
SUN might be realized by selling OF all Tile ships o
tho navy, and dlspoSing Of theit armament 10 ttv
Junk SHOES Tot old itont as 10 Tariff my views ore
m0leIals, would not insist on lRoIe tlull mn nd
yaotem dutyof five thousand per cent. BY this
means coffee and tea might 10 raised 10 gteat adj.
vantage 10 lot houses, anu w quilting down lie
useless ttees IN our parks, and nlunlllIg tnotIls
nllicaulis In llelt stead, the United States might
tuise all tue silk needed by our wives and 1augh.
tefsi The Sabbath shall DO strictly obSeEyelj ITO
letters sul be written otsent by mail on that nay,
and tlllnk that by The aSSlsIance Of Professor
Maps pnh scion lt0blnsonl some scientific meillVA
HOy 6e discovered whereby trees and yegeaIIuu
may he prevented ltOln glowing OIL that d. y, ul
good sttoDg iloOIgaits erected 81 thu mouths OF
our latbots IL prevent the tide from flowing il
aud out on Sundays, Whereby day oil absolute
rest may le secured.
by passing d law to prevent The use OF shoe
brushes all Tic MONEY now expended for such lss.
less luNtties, which only wears out ItlIeE, may
he saved, and by compelling every man 10 wGat an
old white coat, tlle pllde Of personal appealallce
may be completely eradicated from tho human
heart and much money sayedi every man md wo'
man shall be paid lair days wageS Tor lair
days work; would abolish capital punishment
for murder, aud all other crimes, except drinking
aud fOtncaliOll, those being sns which an mi
anil SpNiihunl ltcnttag nnl diff.