The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-25

81 ,no,tpr.-vnat Wr. Greeley means
n - DO. &c. &c.
Fl Ry THESE PRESENTS, GREETING:
Il vs>erS. George W. Bhmt, John A.
Il .ssnrl.. JotH Q. stone, Stephen Hyatt,
i ..f trtu Others, members Of the Union
= .nr. Chtb
afatcmcn,-l was favored on the 10th
Il AM; by an official note from our ever
4 icons president, John Jay, notifying
i lat a rcquisition had been presented
i I'm for "a special meeting Of the Club
81 early day, for the purpose Of taking
81 Moderation the conduct of Horace
sy. A member of the Club, who has
.ra hondSman for jefferson Davis, late
ii officer of the rebel Government"
Jaw continues
ii As have reason to believe that the
-...,, or some of them, diSapproved OF
uduct which they propose the Club
II rpnsider, il is clearly due, both to
q cab and to YOURSELF that you should
ge he opportunity of being heard on
INFECT; | beg, therefore, TO ask on
4, evening it will nc convenient for You
q. ] call the meeting" ETC., etc.
3. uEgELEY WANTS No TIME FOR REFLEC-
TON.
In ny prompt reply, | requested the
r w-t.>aeat 10 give you reasonable time for
..ratGau, but assured him that | wanted
.. since | should not attend the meet
anr ask any friend 10 do SO, and should
Il ,~s no defence, nor offer aught in the
Il oi Standardization. ! am sure my
& Is in the Club will not conStrue this
implying diSrcSpcct; but il is not my
h .ht 90 take part in any discussions which
tarl>r among other gentlemen as TO my
..r>> IL enjoy their society. That is
affair altogether, and to them
cave il.
he REFERS To HIS RECORD.
The single point whcreon have any oc-
4 .>.ou or wish 10 address you is your vir-
implication that there is something
sci, UNEXPECTED, astounding, in my con-
| ICES in the matter suggested by them as
If basis Of their action. | choose not TO
$, under this assumption, but to prove
80. YOU, being persons of ordinary intel
.,urc. must know better. On this point
ige Won TO scrutiny Of the record.
The Surrender Of General Lee was made
l ..ya in this city at II =. NJ. of Sunday,
=, 1865, and fifty announced in the
ne Of next morning, April 10. On
| ~ ,..r,, Go,, wrote and newt morn;nc
- :. IL. o,',,,,,I.,. ID 1,,,;,I-,S
-. :. Ta;,,,,i, ;, :
w. r.,- ,,o, GOV. uyas c,ro;,o +ho
WAS. ~ those who have hcc5 misIrd
r,r,.Ilfn, I,nt nnni,L the leaders oe
1...r.. - R,, ,rbn can acruratoI,
tI~ line between leaders and follow
... IL, nremi,es, nv what TEST shall
h. Disseminated Where
\ your t1uchStUuc Of leadership We
50 OF none.
l ~. Greeley here quotcs extracts to
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1 ">ES1h EN- Nh' ~ ! loN ID me L'i Al
LfA' : hi'''
I"@ evening OF 'hat d'y witnessed 'hal
4 ..... ant Lincoln. which seemed in an in
... 80 curdle all the milk Of human kind
.,- IA twenty millions of American
I u4.t>. At once in>diouS efforts were
uu.uu,toturn the fury thus cngendered
i ,.s.,t me. because Of ny pertinaciOuS
e,earv Of mercy TO the vauquishcd.
.nrtgr 10 enter the clubhouse the next
Saturday, evening, | received a full
1~ldc of your scowls, ere we listened
A clerical harauguc intended to prove
Ia. Nr. Lincoln had been provdentlally
we'd because OF his notorious leanlngS
.".'' ''S"''"O!' !" ~ :" . .I W.!
S"1'cS>'i ~ "'G'' 80 ''.o '".'S
~. ,,..r..,,,,sr.,t,,,d ia, had M svn,na
- nIrn who d,rad seem snchIin
....'l,l .,r.l.r,1l,,,,,
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-- Ill ID "ii 0'A> /" M, Ii + Ms run "A ! :
Az. some mal-adrolt admlrer having,
s."" days aitcrWaFd, maze the oluD d
..sr.t 10 my portrait, us pare reception
vas ..,s~,ed IN u speech from the chair d!
..ia"u presidential speech whose Vigor-
7 &'cctiVc was JuStlhcd Solely Dy my
-9~.-AEo Tor lenlty 10 the rebeS.
HIS OPINION or MINOR RADICAL EDITORS.
,..ro.a .oro.r.ad bouIof darrrcia-
i'm and race was semi nm from eyrrv side
gains. ma. hv the IfttIe creatures whom
rtI, tor some inscrutible purpose, permits
edit majority Of our minor journals,
.bocd ay ycll Of " Stop my paper !"
.aM thousands Of impcrtectly instructed
-alcrs Of the Irtjune. One impudent
.ppy wrote me to answer categorically
whether was or was not in favor Of hang
II jeff Dayi, adding that | must stop his
lpcr j.. wcr. not
.n,
..1 y LIAR '"N. hr '... " me hDii 'NiA L
>"'Ail'N'
scores volunteered assurances 'il"' I was was
z''- puoilc opIh'oh-'nat iIoo1 VI nis
."...'' were against lne-aS Il 9oI'u ~