Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-12
GreeleY's Gift Enternrise

cent philosopher who presides over the columns of the Tribune, announced that he would offer scheme to repair the fortunes of broken. down politicians compassionately adapted to their Impoverished conditions.
 Vrhe principal prize offered was the Presiden- tial incumbency for four years. whilst tbe srh ordinate and fractional temptations consisted of departments, missions, bureaus. contracts and clerkships.
 To oovlate any inability to purchase a chance Tn thls political grab-bag, the sdventurers were only required to subscribe to a coalition in which each might adapt his principles and issue to the locality Tn which he lived. He was of course to contribute hls gains to the common interest
 Inere was, however, one deduction upon the distribution of prizes which somewhat impaired NY. ureeiey's theory of perfect disinterested- ness. The control of the coalition was to be gwen to an abolition president, or to one pledg- ed to resist the extention of slavery beyond its present limits.
 No sooner was this scheme published than it brought up to Washington such a congregation of lhiirm, Superanuated, aud forgotten poti- clans, as almost ma le us regret that the humane design could not be fulfilled, without detrment to the treasury and the country Attracted by the extreme liberalty of Mir. Greeev's procla- nation, we have seen during the last week faces well known when the opposition held sway, but which had been sent into exile bv the democratic conquests of 1852 and 1856
 Ex-secretaries of defunct administrations hold confidential confabulations with the few relics of their faith, who have survived tho domination of democratic principles.
 <ax-members of Congress, of very nrin;- i've era, peep through the glass doors or look down from the gallery upon stranoe oenoro ton of SUCCESSORS" The world unRnoSiny to the world unknown' Emploves under tbe federal regime long since expelled from office anoSNsStng like the lichen upon the barren rock of political expectation, revive. with un- wonted lie, and spare no labor to primo the various factions into correspondence and coon. eration. F
 The lntelligencer intermits its plantive and perpetual cry for expenditure and protection and offers in effect, to employ the gratuitv wen oy the democratic party last winter to expel that party from power
 Whlst, however, the Botts' and Crittendens tn otuarts and Winter Davis of the south si9Hlly their entire willingness to come into the terms proposed by Greeley, and contribute their quota or poilucal power in exchange for such compensation as this crafty manager may assiqn theil' new authority appears and threatens to deal with this unlicensed enternrise in tbo same summary manner that the noIice has ra gently broken up the illegal lottery of Swan S Go. ""n
 The National Era. on behalf of tbo b,ool republican party makes sport of the whole oift enterprise. It considers Greeley as an pnl;cor. sed dealer in lotteries and repudates his ,,ro. tensions to sell tickets or bestow name of tho prizes in the republicans
 It regards the Louisville Journal as an in, pudeS mposter whose latest joke is the idea that bankrupt know nothings will he allowed to participate Tn the administration of ranubIi- can capital. 'p'''''
 It reviews the history of republicansm shows that It has vitality md doctrines. which bavs been recognized by large portion of the Amer icah people, and protests against being sold ont like the fennsylVana canals to a nest of sne. culatorf, WhoSe only chance to pay the consider alton consists in the means to be darived fo,,, the subjects of sale.
 It scouts the absurdity of taking President from States with scarcely an opposition distrct or sunendering the acquisitions of abolition an terprlse to men who have squandered the ia. lent conlded to them, and have come to that absolute political beggary which the pbilantbro- py of Greeley has devised this method to "a Geve.
 Indeed, as impartial commentators. we are compelled to say that the proposal of Rotts whose arrogance and folly have disnersad the opposition in Virginia;-Crittende whose freesoii experiment. upon Kentucky has convert- cd her to democracy beyond the power of re- calIi or of Bell, who has outraged at once the political sentiment of Tennessee and his o,yn voluntary pledges not to betrav her:-to set aside Seward, Chase, Sumner and Wilson and takI the government of the black republican party, IS the most extraordinary experiment upon political crudulity ever attempted
 ltwonld only equal in assurance. as it wopld surpuss m disaster the presumption of Pheton. or to offer less classical example of it's at' surdity, 1t would be as if Beau Hickman sbould some .hne morning ring at the door of banker Oorcoen, and propose partnership under which he should direct the capital and control the check book of that opulent and aristocratic person. The black republican proceres seem to have taken the same view of the coalition.
 Senator Seward, beholding afar off these dis interested friends who had made their latest { struggles Tn, denouncng him and his purposes. oovouSly prepared this bulletin of the Ma honaI Era for their reception in the city. He no doubt entertained them with that bland smile and ndlscriminate hospitality which he extends to all, but he thoroughly appreciated the ngratltude-not to say the impudence-un. der which 1t was assumed that he would under- go the odium and deteStation of years with the crnging servility of a Shylock. and then allow the cherished revenge to be wrunq from hls grasp by either friend or foe.
 Senator Seward has taken his measuras mora etIecualy, and the coalition will find it to he the case. The same game was tried on him in New York. There the know nothings came to- gether and offered the q,1od yestqt of tbe;r i'm tuence for exactly the same price demanded by Messrs. Bolts and Crittenden-a place mon the republican ticket. They were refused - The black republicans asserted their princinles These were: " Down with the Dred Scott de- ciSion' and no extension of slavery beyond it's present limits" They succeeded in electino ther Governor upon these issues Senator Se7 ward re- asserted them at Rochester Tho campaign of 1860 will be fought mon tbono and the coalitionsts of the south can servo ne 1 prvates, or remain neutral as they may nrefer l They have been weighed in the balance and found not worth buying
 So the gift enterprise of Greeley has been stopped by the superior authority of Seward i The drawing will not take place as announced and the ambitious and hungry holders of the tickets will return each to his own country with hls appetite exasperated by the view of viands which, like the repast of the hungry Panza. have been snatched away at the moment of frution.-States