The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-14
pIAMoAp cur DIAMOND.
rho Grant Demonstration at tne
Cooper Inatltuie IN New YoFk.-.A
Peep i,ehlnd tiic custuia..-Weed and

Tho Grant Demonstration NJ the
Cooper Instltnie IN New YoFk.-sA
Peep Iiehlnh the Gus Stnin..-Weed and
Raymond DutWitted.
MY Letter 70 ne CineiJman Commercial.
The race between contendlng parties
for the possession Of Cooper Institute
and u, s. Grant has been extremely di.
yerliDg. II leaked out that Weed and
Raymond had engaged the Han OF the
Institute the first nlghtit could be had,
which would be next Wednesday night,
for q grand popular demonstration 10
behalf Of Unusually Silent Grant.
Stewart, the prince Of store boxes,
learning the fact, came down with the
ready cash, bought on the entertain.
ment for last Wednesday night, and
announced grand demonBtration,,
headed by william B, Astor, and no
end Of substantial citizens with very
unsubstantial principles. lll
On the night Of the meeting the
movers were 30 afraid OF others getting
the start aud SELLING the organization,
that Stewart was moved into the chair
ut an early hour-hoW early 10 not
known, for no man can be found who
was there soon enough 10 report. Now,
II we are 70 take the character OF the
movement from Its officers and resolu.
tons, there Is no necessity for, Grant 70
Say o word, and oil parties can vote for
him u they have the grand confidence.
A. I. Stewart, like Artemua Wards
Snowman, "hasn't q principle" You
remember that he was deeply Id the
Philadelphia Johnson movement, and
when that went up he coalesced with
the Tamtnany ring, and was one OF the
Vice Presidents at the Hoffman demon
stratlon. The resolutions were drawn
up by Judge Hilton, an ont-and.out
Copperhead, who never pretended 60
any other afilliation, and the resolu-
tons, like Grant himself, are more re.
markable for what they do not say
than what they do.
This whole programe was marred by
the speeches. General Sickels, who
was supposed 10 understand and appre-
ciate the DRIFT, was invited to spedlS,
and ~ an old graduate oil TammanY,
the managers concluded that his con.
sent 10 appear was an Endorsement Of
their work. To their establishment an d
great disgust, he made q Radical
speech, and the crowd applRuded his
extreme utterances to the echo. He
was nearly two.thirds through, when
an otiicious friend whispered 10 the pre-.
siding officer that Sickles was playing
the devil with them. A. IT'S puzzled
expression was astudy vastly interest.
Ing TO John Cochrane and others on the
stand.
Weed, Raymond, and Stewart and
others are trying Ii on. It Is proposed
TO run Grant In as the peoples candi.
date, and their President, independent
OF party. l tell them that after war
that buried half million and a revolu.
ton that reversed the old order under
the Constitution, and makes on our
action depend the future veal or woe
OF the Republic, there are two hundred
and seventeen thousand Republlcansi in
Ohio, alone, who voted to give the ne.
gioes equal rights, who wolld not sup.
port the angel Gabriel on such terms.
Grant cannot train in that crowd with
bis mouth shut, and secure the Presi.
dency.
Weston can walk, and Coburn can
fight, and old Dilly Seward, with our
Government on the verge OF bank
ruptcy, can purchase the north pole
and fever-Strlcken islands under the
torrid zone; but all this won't scull a
pot.metal kettle up the Niagara with a
crowbar, as Weed. Raymond & Co., are
trying TO do.