The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-01
CORY O,Lanu., Rpistle.

CORY O'Lanus' Epistlc.
DEAR EAGLE:-As I hadn't anything
to write about this week, l Thought
would not write at all.
But for fear you might think some,
thing had happened, thought w0nld
write. merely to say nothing had nap
pened. so, IN
a public occasion, the best way Is 10 s'y
it and sit down. o,on+
what are you going to do!
OUR JOHNSON CLUB
held meeting the other night
O'Pake and myself were both present L.
We Endorsed the Philadelphia ConVen'
ton. .,o;,.o
Jwas.appointed committee to receive
Johnson when he come to New York,
and extend to him the hospitalltles OF
Rrooklyn, and post Andy about things IN
this hemisphere
Our club hasn't received any offices
vet. but we expect to be appointed
Whisky Inspector.
The pay is five dollars day, and the
DUTY consists in seeing that the distillery
makes as much whisky as it pays duty
on.
A familiarity with whiskyand aknoNl-
edge of arithme ic are required.
In which our qualifications are indl'
putable,
O'Pake is sound on the whisky, and
he is getting himself up on arithmetic.
He is studying the multiplication table
under a competent professor, and cong
sums in addition on slate.
The readiness with which citizens are
TO be found to accept public employment
is an evidence of the strength of o TO
publican form of government.
While waiting for the Whisky lnspec--
torship, O'Pake and l have been solicited
to assist in getting up
\ MAGNIFICENT GIFT ENTERPRISE,
which will make everybody's fortune.
1t is purely benevolent enterprise.
1t is designed for the encouragement
Of art.
1t will help the Fenian movement.
And assist the Liberal cause in Mex
| leo.
Ard relieve a played out party from
| bankruptcy.
The following is the
PROSPECTUS.
In the year 1860 the Radical party
achieved triumph at considerable eX.
pense and wear and tear OF conscience,
which put them in possession of tho
Government Owing to the perverted
obstinacy Of its. leaders, which refused
all conci!iatory measures, the country
was plunged into a war which lasted
four years and cost the nation half a nail.
lion of lives and about ten billions of
money.
The war being over, the negroes eman-
cipated, the rebel debt repudiated, and
the Southern people ready and anxious
TO return to their allegiance to the Con-
stitution, the people of the country at
large want peace and to see the Union
restored.
This would involve the sacrifice of the
Radical party, aud the retirement to
private life of Il number Of prominent
gentlemen who have been making a
Comfortable living out of the distractions
of the country.
Which has driven these gentlemen
nearly 10 ulStTdClion'
BENZ entirely nut or political capital,
and the New Orl, ans riot having failed
of its purpose, TIE friends of the mis-
guided Radicals Lave proposed the Chi,
cago plan for Their relief.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC OFFICES,
of great value.
The plan has received the hearty CO.
operation of eve Radical ofice-hOlder
who is likely to Use his head as well as
of those who bar, already been decap
| Rated.
Man well kuo WI local candidates for
Office are also to counted upon
TIE PLAN
is simple, and will take in all the SIM
| pletODs.
Every voter 40 votes the Radical
ticket VIII have chance.
The prizes are as follows
The Presidency of the United States,
worth 25,000 " ar and house rent.
The Nice-Presi' ency, $4,000 a year
Seats 10 the { ,binet, $4,000 a year
each
Numo Gus Fo IN Embassies, from
l5,000a year dov =,
Collector of til Port Of New York,
worth 100000 u ear.
Nava! Agent, $4,000 year.
CoilecGorships II other ports, worth
from $50 900 Vt j. dowr.
Cullec orships t Internal Revenue,
worth Glom SIS 500 down.
Five hundred ,ssessorships of ditto,
worth from $4,000 year down.
Twenty thou, 'ul postmastership'
worth rom s., 600 10 5000 year.
Ten thousand CIstom House Depart
ment clerks.
Fifty thousand ,ther officers of vari-
Gus grades aud sa,aries; berths in the
Navy Yard, &c.
Colorcd citizens will DO entitled to a
chance in the FIR. linens Bureau.
The est OF thes prizes will be borne
by the taxpayers
Agent for the S ate of New York, H.
Greeley.
Local agents. c Bowen, Collectors
Office, (until LIST September
G. b. Lincoln, }resent location Brook,
| lyn Post Office.
Joe Reeve. No. . Court street. (Ex-