The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-01

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| Poor Greeley, Of the Tribune, seems to b
consti sptionally unable to tell more than hal
the truth. He informs us that Dean Richmond
Tilden and Signor Mantilini Marbleu, ALA
Marble, have been to Washington; but he omit
to add that Greeley and Gay, Weed and Ray
mond, Opdyke and the Wood Brothers travelled
in company with them, and shared their wan
of money their schemes to raise the wind, thei
cold victuals, their old Bourbon and their recep
ton at the White House. Some of these politi
cal Cloths and Vandsls were In the flesh ani
some were in the spirit, surrounded by q gray
cloud composed of shoddy and toddy, and sup
posed to be from heaven. Indeed, the whole
raid may be properly called spiritual affair
for Dean Richmond is the only one of the party
with any life in him, all the rest having had
their heads chopped off by Mr.. John B. Haskin
at Albany and Syracuse.
The journey to Washington isnot worth Do
scribing. It consisted, as usual, Of great deal
Of smoke, q great deal Of sleep, great deal Of
drink and great many curious capers per-
formed by signor Mantilini Marbleu, alias
Marble, the man-monkey, for the benefit
of the Camden and Amboy Rip Van Wrinkles
Of New Jersey and the Jerry Black Buc-
cancers of Pennsylvania, as the train ratified
through those States. But when the
party arrived at the capital, and, saer
refreshing the inner and outer man at the worst
and cheapest hotel, formed in procession and
marched up Pennsylvania avenue to call upon
President Johnson, their appearance was singu-
larly imposing. At the head marched the
Signor Mantilini Marbleu, alias Marble, with
his little organ, furnishing the music.
Next came Thurlow Weed, taller than the
Washington Monument, with bundle of five
per cent contracts sticking suspiciously but
picturesquely from his coat tail pocket. Those
famous political jugglers, the Wood Brothers,
who have been IS badly exposed in this city as
the Davenport Brothers were in Paris, followed,
arm in arm. Brother Ben was neatly labelled
'Price Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars" and
Brother Fernando gracefully carried a beauti-
full banner inscribed Corporation Offices for
Sale Cheap for Cash. Raymond insisted upon
waIldng by himself, considering it more becom-
ing the dignity Of future Senator; bat Greeley
and Gay, the white man'and the niger Of the
Tribune, trotted at his heels and constantly
and Hciously despatched him wit6 mud.
Opdyke and Tilden walked together, the for
ner bearing bundle of shoddy cloth and the
latter o rotten plank from the Chicago plat
form. Dean Richmond, tie prayerful member
of the delegation, brought up the rear in .
stout old panty hack, newly trimmed and deco
rated with several American flags. In this
order the procession advanced to the White
House and entered the part gates.
II is not tsue, as poor Greeley lnsinuates,
that the party we have described were 'smis-
taken for reBeIs,r or that they were taken
down to thes Kitchen and attempted to steal
the spoons: Signor Mantifni Marbieu, alias
Marble, may have had some designs upon
The silver, and may have' clipped enough
material from the bre,cady curtains i'm he
East Room to- make hiulself' new wet; but
the rest of ttbGSths aid vandals were deter
mined to steal ihe. whole White House, Pfesi-
lent Johnson included and rather ffowned
Town any such petty pic kings. President John
son, upon beinginforme, Of heir arrival, boldly
ordered them t6sBe adm lifted at once. When
hey came in some intr oduocd themselvessand
some introduce9 each other When Greeley
snd Gay wery preseE tied as the white man
md the Niger of the Tribune the
President quietly asked (which Is the white
nan and which, ID the nigger?" Weed sug-
yested that YOU Paid your money and took
vour choice; pdt the prevailing sentiment
being strongly against lay he was sent down
stairs among NE othe servants. Tilden was
then requested sucsry his Chicago plank to
the Presidential wood pile'and leave it there,
which he did. Opdyke seeing several soldiers
close at hand ominously cooking their muskets
and feeling of their trc,wssrs, dropped his bun
de Of shoddy and ran foshis life. TheWood
Hsothers had avery DOL receptions; and, after
. few remarks by the PRESIDENT in regard to
the efficiency Of military commissions and the
Nervousness ofeoruptiosain Office, therslpped
away, turne ed their coats ~ disguise themselves
and skunk down the Avenue, brokers hearted
and broken yinded. Siznor Mantilinl Marbleu,
alias Marble, had to be- shown therdovr on
account of la, ignorance Of the proprietSes Of
civilized lifs, displaysd' BY putting, his dirty
feet on tho chairs, lingering the nssntel srna-
nents and. cxpectonating upon the. Carpet.
Raymond, who had been attitudinizing with
srms folded, like the First Napoleon, joined in
. violent dispute between Greeley and Weed
about the. Niagara peace conference and the
New York Senatorsfip, and the language Of
the trio became so.abusive. profane and indie
cent thst the President ordered them to be
expelleE This left only Dean Richmond, the
prayeraA Politician who irSersperses bis
phrases with pious words, altar the fashion Of
Henry Ward Beecksr when ho,said, "rhis is .
very bot day, by God, very not daFr Presi
dent Johnson and Richmond had very plea
SAINT interview, and the Dean returned to New
YORK. visor If net happier man. As for the