The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-23
HoW ssThe hnostIes,, were Seduced

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On the I'd of July (if we may believe DIR
Pease. of Marquette Express, himself {
delegate-in bis editorial correspondence
| the delegates to the Democratic Nationa
Convention were in a most Christian
frame of mind The Doctor says of them
There is but little selfshness or person
al ambition manifested, but there is one
universal patriotic feeling to put an end to
despotism already planted at w Washington
lam reminded Of the days and action O.
the Apostles, when they were willing tc
de anything and suffer anything for the
cause they desired to establish for the
good of mankind Instead of a political
there is a genuine Christian spirit in this
convention, and if God is pleased with
triumph or the right, he will bless the
labors of the convention, and crown 1t
with success.
This was the day before the Convention
| The delegates wereall fresh in Newly ork.
Let the reader, with lively imagin pic
ture the spectacle to himself We assume
that our Wisconsin delgates were a fair
sample Of the COnyention Just fancy,
for moment, Sat. Clark, Fred. Horn,
Nose Strong, H. L. Palmer jpn Mallo-
ry, and the others, so deporting them
selves that they reminded DIR. Pease
''of the days and action Of the Apostles y
The Doctor, himself, was of course as
much like an Apostle as any of them.
1t must OF been very affecting spectacle
One universal patriotic feeling pervad-
ing them No ''selfishness or personal
ambition at least but little only
the patriotic desire ''to put an end to
despotism at Washington Willing
to do anything or suffer anything for the
cause, and "filIed not with ii political
but with genuine Christian spirit. y
Here was the real stuff Of which martyrs
were made, here were men Of the old he
roic strain who would not blanch though
confronted with
'.Tle lifted axe, acon;zirg wheel.
I.nks iron crown, Danlien's be Of ste"l!"
Such was the condition Of the delegates,
and especially the Wisconsin, delgatcs, on
the day before the Convention and when
they had just reached New York.
DE-. Pease publishes his valuable paper
only hebdomadaily his second letter
from theConycntion has notyet been given
to the world !; Fe are therefore obliged
to call another eminent Democratic au-
thority, was also in attendance on the
convention. and IN an article written on
the 9TH to his paper, gives us the desired
information. He writes that he has at
tended many conventions and seen them
managed by variety Of influence, but
never have we seen the open attempt to
buy delegates, the determination to make
money the great motive power, the utter
| disregard OF respect for the wishes Of the
people as has been developed by the New
Y orl1 managers The grammar Of the
sentence is bad. but indignant virtue was
too strong in Brick to allow him to give
a thought TO i matter OF such triiilng I'M
portamce. He continues: Over $780,
900 were paid out to buy delegates away
/ frola Pendleton between the lst and the
4th Of July, and Soaic u tlijS n,oitey rc3o
to Wisconsin, dclcguteS. - He further
says that Belmont and the hondholder:
piulps provided palaces OF prostitution
where wine and women were free to thost
WHO We're for sale "-V erily, here is I
rapid descent for men who but three day:
| before were behaving themselves in Sucf
manner as to remind Dir Pcas9 OF the
! Apostle Il here wa; the Zone universal!
| patriotic feeling, the genuine Christian
spirit the willingness to do anything o.
suffer anything for the cause 2" Would th(
Apostle have yielded to the seduction
OF the palaces aforesaid? We hop'
to hear further from Dr. Pcase on thi
subject. and that he will inform lis wheth
er he continued to be reminded Of th'
| Apostles throughout the convention.
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