New-York tribune., 1868-10-31
4 WORD FOR FRANCIS P,

A little while ago it was stated in the news
papers that MeSsrs. Chang and Eng the cele-
brated Siamese twins, were abOut TO embark
for Paris, for the purpose of being diSnnited
by some skllful surgeon of that city. Then
it was asserted that they were not to be sepa-
rated, because majority of doctors believed
that the operation would be the death of both
of them We are fOrcibly reminded of this
little circumstance by the present unsatsfac-
tory position of the Democratic twins, HOratio
aud Francis. For some time the medicine men
of the party have been profoundly consuming
together; IL is an Open question sun whether
III. will kill +. or whether r. viii be fatal To
H.; there have been debates envylngs,
"wraths strifcs, backbltings, whiSperlnes,
"swellngs, tnmults;" and meanwhile the
Rged p3 stand Gs4Te ef9nged te oSdm fo"Py S be tho
S9p}ef6}sb S ~ be examined constantly bY tie surgeons
of both schools. by the Severers and the Anti
Severers. While it is Thought that No. 1 (H)
would have no objection TO parting with No. 2
e., jr) and has even been known to exclaim
Gin priyate) piteonsly: %, wretched
''man that ! am who shall deliver me
" from the body of this death ~ there
are rumOrs that No. submits to be cut off,
and other rumors that he declines the divorce
and small blame tO him, say we, if he does.
1t is rather a poor Joke TO invite g man hos
pitably 10 your residence and then compel him
TO undergo a surgical operation. We have no
remarkable admiration for Francis F., whose
political conduct, in onr opinion, is to a limited
extent slightly questionable; but'as his present
associates, when they took him, took him for
better OF worse, why should his tender feelings
be hurt by this cOld-hOoded discussion of his
merits, which are too few to be crtised, and
of his demerits, which are too numerous to be
Carelessly nncOveredf We do not desire 10
see any American of the Nineteenth Century
treated as badly as the PROSTATE Noah was
treated by the irreyerent Ham. We readily
lp.af hot No l.uu not arTA
trustworthy of first mates and that he has
contributed his share toward brandy and
water-lOgging the ship; bDt when every mem
Der of the crew Is more or less Jonah, it is
absurd, 1t is unjust, it is cruel, to cast the un
fortunate man alone into the belly of the
whale. There may be those who say, "We'll
warrant him from drowning" with an eye to the
adage; but have they thought Of the quantity
of water which, for once in his life, he would
be compelled, If thrown over, to swallow
Have they no pity on forIOrn human being
sans friends, sans hope, sans heart sans head,
sans everythingP Have they forgotten the
tumultuOus cres of rapture with which they
welcomed this wandeTer to their bOsOms
Have they so soon discovered imperfections in
the object of their sudden idOlatry2 Has he
so soon proved haggard" that they should
thus " whistle him on and let him down the
% wind to prey at fortune 7" Is not this the
same Francis who was made so much of last
Julyf Has he not the same "Organs, dimen-
"sOns, senses, affections, passOnsf I" Why
should he be slaughtered by the hands which |
only yesterday were caressiDg him, and in the |
very house of his friends Isn't he, we beg |
leave to ask doing his "level bestln Why, |
only look at the perfectly beautiful letter |
which lately appeared in the newspapers, |
dated August "a, 1868, and sent (nObody knows |
when) to his friend, James HOwes, esq.
Does MT he speak in this letter in the
most orthodox wayf Does MT he declare
the RecOnstl uctiOn acts every of them, |
'snull and void ?" Does MT he brand them as |
- infamousW Does ut he prOphesy that Gen |
Grants election will convert the Government |
"intO mean and malignant Oligarchy, sure to |
"relapge into military despOtism p Does MT |
lie call Congress Z" fragmentary Rump," and |
even ga usurping Rump9' And it is the man |
who entertains these noble, patriotic, and timely |
sentiments who has been subjected to a per- |
sOnal examination in order that it might be de- |
termined whether he was it tO continue in the |
" Democratic service or not! 10 ~ this man |
who is not even alluded to in the latest bulle- |
lin of the National Democratic Committee |
Self respect required bim TO hold fast 10 his
place and we hope that lie will. 1t is the last
0naSt respectable position which he will ever
occnpy in this world, and il should not be
lightly abandoned He has the satisfaction Of
knowing that il biz false friends have damned
him they have also damned the Democratic
ticket past all redemption. The belmont Com
rnittee may issue an Address IN forty f0llO
, Olnmes, but the mischief - done. The cleo
ION Of Grant il now as certain as any iutuie
vent can possibly be.
II Lilo Mr. HoIalo Seymour is upon his clo- !