Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-25
Brick PomerOy on John Morissey and
other Notables.

IF there is an argument lacking to prove
the utter Generalization of New York noIi.
tieians, it is supplied by the election of John
Morrlssey, the ex-pugilist, and wealthy faro
dealer, to Congress from the Commercial Me-
tropolis of the Western World. What he
has ever done to be thus chosen is more than
we know of. AS a prize-fghter he won n
worldwide notoriety. As a gambler he has
gained fortunes and lives to enjoy them. and
why his friends should now seek to disgrace
him by an election to Rump Congress is
more than We can tell.
The Kadlcal papers are making great ado
over his election by majority of thousands.
Let US see a little.
Who and what is Morrissey :?
He is stout, good looking Irishman. of
about forty>fiye. He weighs .about one hun.
dred and eighty five pounds. He has good
head, clear brain, deep, earnest, fearless
brown black eye; he speaks slow and earnest
ly; he is about Eve feet eleven inches hiph.
broad shouldered, deep chested strsllis. Of
niusclej his hair is a beautiful eossr BLACK.
slightly waSy, worn 0reaspnably l6ae. and
t1ecked With few grey sentinels his beard
and moustache are worn full be dresses "a
faultiess black broad-ciotll, wears single
diamond bosom pin worth five thousand dol.
lars, 9 large signet ring; and large sleeve-lirt
tons, studded with diamonds !; he IS veal fav.
he is liberal to the poor giving thousands of
dollars yearly to objects Of charity he pars &
hundred cents on the doilaF for an he az
he champions the poor and dofe1celes: he
moves iI-the best society Of New York he
IS cleat-hended business man, With broad
liberal, national views
He was poor. ignorant boy brought mn
Inuchsas are preachers sous, to all manner OF
deyiiment, and credit to nobody. He has
risen from the lowest roundsZEie came N
through the lowest walks of life. tlirau0h
ignorance and bad education. TO the uosifion
he occupies Iie IS NOT a braEier-not a "a.
loon thelf-not drnnkard-not robber-
not theif-1ot mutderer-not a hypocrife
not Union hater-flot q despiss-r iof the
/ people and an ObsequiouS snob. vyb6 bSads
/ the knee to the PurItan b5nd6eraey of New
England It's morbid Chrisfatify.
John Morrisseyis a genfieinan Who n; ads
his own business and thousaud tines moro
respectable than some Radical ministers 81
the Gospel OF this country or their fantftie
tollawsJs.
he was poor man 50 @as Abe I.fnc,.in.
| Morrissey was a mechanic Lincoln ,gas
a rail-splitter. Morrisscy faIks. acts. ~.
pears ike gentleman of sense Lincoln
| told smutty stories, stitched hogs c,eli,ls 10,
/ gether to blind them 50 be could drive them
| Poked his knuekles into peopina ribs, and
gufawed at his own ssiartaess.
Morrissey owns faro basks and sits behind
the table to deal the cards for otters 70 be-
eps5, We do NOT see that It is7sorse 10 sit be
hipd:Ris table than for Tbad Stevens, Diel
Yates, Tim. o. Howe, and other leading Re
pnbicans, to sit before it and bet on the card,
es McFEissey deals them ont
he had prize match with Heenan once
but when t'le contest vas oxeri heshoDE hand
NIFrett h. = = a-5
past, aud became friends and the Two 1illitei
now make a strong team. The example q
MorisseJ would be good one for Radical
to follow.