The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-01-19
Greeley S Gift Enterprise, Enter ,rik E, -

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| 1t has been but q few days since the
bene6ciens philosopher vEo glr sides
over; the columns of the Tribune, annouli-
ced that .hejwould, offer q scheme to repair
the, fortunes of ,broken-downa politicians
1 upon terms eompassionately adapted to
i their Impoverished conditions. O. bsd. vns
! The, principal prize offered swas the
Presidential al ll,e incumbency for rdfourayears,
whilst the subordinate and fractional
! temptations J, consisted of departments
missions, bureaus, contracts, and clerk
ships. MOI, t,,o 81 !
To obviate any Inability to purchase
chance in this political grab bag, the ad-
venturers were only required to subscribe
/ to coalition in which each might adapt
his principles and issues to the locality
! in which he lived He was of course TO
contribute his gains tothe comm on inter
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There, was, howeverrone DEDUCTION up-
on the distribution of prizes which some
what impaired Mr., Greeley's theory of
perfect 1sintefestedness The control OF
1.-THE coalition was to be given to an 'Ab-
clifton President3 orto one pledged to re-
tsist b the existence of, ,slavcryobeyoud'its
present limits ss.iss77j ge saI \ ,.sal
No sooner was this scheme published
THAN it brought up to Washington such
1 a congregation Of infrrn, superannnated,
land forgotten politicians; as almost made
lusr regret that the humane, design could
n st be fulfilled. without dstriment to the
treasury. and the country Attracted by
1.-THE extreme liberality, Of Mr.. Greely's
proclamation, we have seer during the
lastweek faces well known when tie top-
position, held sway, but which had been
sent r into exile by the Dem ocralic con-
quests. of 1852 and 1856. .,f.,.4.
Ex-Secretaries of defunct Administra-
tiens1 hold 'confdcntiaP confabti,ations
twilhaXtheih fewdrel;cs Cof ;rheir9 faith, who
havew survived the. domination ofaDeno,
cratic principles, soc.,,7,ib oa aziano
Ex-members Of Congress. of a very
primitive era, peep Though the glass
tdooHs, hor look down from the gallery up
, on a. strange genesatiohIofs SUCCESSORS
The world uqnknoWing ates the world aup
known" q Employees under the fedora
regime. long since, expelled from Office
and 'subsisting,. 1ike.th licLen, upon itht
barren rock oil. political expectation, re
+ vivee, With phWwohted lifs., qnd spare ,pt
! labor 70 bring the various factiops,s ,inte
cores pondence and cooperation, p~ ~ .,,,
." The htel2figen5eser intermits, It's plain
!, tive and perpetual cry for expenditur
ard protection, and offers, in effect, +
: , employ the gratuity given by the Demo
: iscr GRATIS party last winter II lte, expek stha
party from power. .,,--,c, .,!;ys-;..rl, y
2 Whilst. however, the Botts' and Crit
10 ttendens,; the Sewar al aud Winter Dastfi.
= pofb the Soutle signify their entire willing
ness,to comeainto. the1terms qroposea1 1b
Greeley, 7 and, contribute their quota <
| political power in, exchange, for. sue
20 compensation as this crafty manager ma
p fassign Them a new authority .apppeal
7, and threaeeiisiato deal with thisiunlicer
= ised enterprisesia the samelsnmalary ansr
y ner that the police has reespqydi broke
!" "a up the illegal lottery, Of Sven s Co, ,i
b The N3iaaS Nd39'idaaa Era, ,1aa'beh on behalf IL Of Il
Ve'f Black Republican party makes sport
! lahe whole gifeenterpriseg f1tRconside
" Greeley as an unlicensed deaierc in lott
Il ries, and repudiates his preteutions /
sell tickets Or Or bestY0w3 prizfsi ip the nan
y OF the Republicans, 80 1
!, 1t, regards the iI1oui5villelJ5d ,
ao an impudeRtIiapostef, whose latest joE
= is the idea that bankrupt Know Not
q; d ingsi iowill, .berallowed oto partiqi pate
y IN tths eadniinistrationuAof Republican cap
OF tall 10 seifo adt 1ol 9jRbi5HGo & rs taTso
j, 1t reviews the history Of Rapubiiea'
.t.bism, 4 shows: . that itahasi vitality and do
lh trines, which have sheen recognized by
'0f . q large portionsof ,the' uAmerfeah epeopl
p, rand protestscagainstE Ebeing Sold boat 5llil
.ee4 the Pennsylvania canals, to baa hest
III. lspecu!ators, whose Bonly chancei to tip
.le9iithe consideration consistsiinathe .9mea
IL to be derived from the subject Of sale.d'
~ 1t scouts the absurdity of taking
, President from States with scarcely
y Iogopposition district, goor susreRdering I
90 Tacquisitions alof sabolitiony enterprise
sHu bmen who have sqnanderedl the talent fco
II b6dedlto them, and have e omeu 10 that a
10 fsolute political beggarywlieh the pl
~. ianthropy of Greeley dhash devised Il
IN / "a method to9relieve ylG9wi 7c2 .stoom5!
Icn itsIndeed, as impartial commentatorsgl
"a are compelled to saythat the PROPOSAL
10 Bolts, ts,--whose., arrogance and foily'ha
opt dispersed the opposition in ss.irginia;
SEQ Orittenden, whose freessoil oilaaxperinie
i upon Kentucky has converted her to Z
les; mocracy beyond the power ofifrecall;p'
lch of Bell whohas outraged at 4onoe 4
III d.political sentiment of Tenhessee and
&C. town voluntarily pledges inotisto 1betr
zen her,---to set aside Seward, Chase, Sumr
q and Wilson, and take the government
lge the Black Republican party, les the snS
ay, extraordinary experiment upon opoliti
u.s., credulity ysevef attempted, s11sfsds sW
i is tgbSenator, Seward, aebeholding siafarl
has these idisinterested friends, who had lns