The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-04
Letter from our Travelling
Partner.

SPENCER HOUSE, CINCINNATI, OHIO,
April 25th, 1867.
DEAR CLARION: After stay of fifteen
days in the delightful city of Louisville,
bid farewell to our many friends and took
passage on the steamer Gen. Lytle for this
place. In my last took occasion to allude
to several of the Wholesale houses of Louis
vile, but failed to mention one of as much
Importance to our people as any in the city.
The firm of John P. Morton & Co., are ur-
doubtedly the largest book publishers in the
South. Their speciality is school "books for
the South" They have very extensive book
publishing house, book bindery and job Of
fee. While there was shown through their
extensive establishment. Our teachers would
school books before they commence the fall
session. 1t is truly Southern house and
should be patronized by us.
By invitation of that cleverest of all steam
boat captains, J. P. Mckinney, ofthe regular
Louisville and New Orleans packet "Stone-
WALL" had the pleasure of dining on board
that magnificent steamer just before leaving,
and more sumptuous bill of fare was never
presented to RECONSTRUCTED rebel The ac-
complished clerk, Charley Thorndike, is the
handsomest man on the western waters. He
is quite q ladies man, and / am told they
have great preference for the "Stonewall"
on his account would advise our friends
in Mississippi to take trip, or send their
freight by this excellent boat, and guaran-
tee her to make as good time as her illustri-
GUS namesake.
On arriving at this place, enquired, as is
my usual practice, for the best hotel in the
city, and everybody spoke at once" Spencer
Spencer Spencer SO gave my check
to colored gentleman, with instructions to
deliver my baggage at the Spencer House. /
arrived on the goth, and on registering my
name card by accident or otherwise fell
ont of my vest pocket, by which the accom-
plished clerk, James G. Pitts, saw that was
of the "Clarion," and whether from this or
some other cause, know not was assign
ed to 1852, first floor, to an elegantly furnish
ed room, well supplied with all the luxuries
of a first class House. This is a Democratic
House and great majority of the Southern
people who trade here stop at the Spencer
House. If any who may chance to read this
notice, doubt my word on this subject let
them come and see.
Politics in Ohio are on the old style, when
and democracy were in vogue in
Mississippi. The Radicals have the MAORI
ty, but the Democrats are gaining ON them. |
| am told that if we go on and adopt the {
peace measures now proposed and are refused
in Congress, then, that enough OF {
the republican party will join the democrats {
to carry every Northern State; but on talk
ing with some of the leading Radicals, they t
say that it is the positive intention of the i
North to admit our members as soon as we f
,dopt the reconstruction acts-that they i
will "bury the Ratchet" with us forever. q
Their only fear is that we of the South will 7
mite with the Northern Democrats and rule I
hem out, and thus place them in the minon- I
Y. never again to rise. to the surface. They {
o not understand the position of the South, d
a so promptly accepting these measures
'bey feel toward us Southern Radicals, v
Drt of doubt, better expressed by quoting 5
n old verse, which has a significant ap- d.
LEGATION: i
do not like thee, DR.. Fell, n
lie reason why cannot tell,
ct, it is true, 1 do not like thee, DIR. Fell" .
cannot close this communication without :;
lentioning the fact that the people of this
ty are aiding our Southern destitutes in a ..
ibstantial manner On last Sunday, in one =
nall church alone, $500 was raised for this d
nrpOse, and there are committees appoint
| throughput the city for the purpose of So
citing and forwarding supplies to the des-
tute, starving thousands Of the South. he
hese contributions are not alone from Dem =,
ats but Radicals. The Gazette of this "a
ty is the leading Radical organ Ofohio. and ~
warmly applauds the efforts in our behalf
ID urges more help to be given. and that
omptly.
I shall write again soon and give more fr,
teuded notice Of this city aud it surround An
us. and of matters and things generally. dil
BIZ. III