The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-12
DeuaoerntIe Tnetien.


a flank movement on Grant has
been inaugurated by the Democratic
politicians. They propose now that
the electors chosen for Seymour. and
Blair shall cast their votes for Grant
and Coifax SO as TO make II unanimous
there being no chance Of electiug sey-
mour with 20 electoral votes. They
expect Ulysses will reciprocaie by Civ
ing them share OF the post Offices and
by quarTeling with the Radical Con-
gress at the earliest opportunity: The
following letter has been addressed to
Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, A.
II. Stevens OF Georgia, Wade Hampton,
General Gordon, General Preston, Ro-
bert Tyler OF Alabama, and ex-Sena-
tor G. @. Clay and TO prominent Demo-
cratic politicians in the North.
wAsHINoToN. d. c., Nov. 8. '6s.
-: In my Judgment the wisest
thing the Democracy could now do
would be TO throw their entire electoral
Vtte for General Grant, as indicative OF
the fact that should he pursue liberal,
generous, and magnanimous course
they will sustain him. It would also
have the effect of mol leaving him alto
Rether in the hands OF the adverse fac
ton, and would doubtless strengthen
any purpose he may entertain toward
the conservative sentiment OF the coun-
try. kThiBvote cannot possibly do Sey-
-monr any good, and thrown in the
manner suRg0sted would at least pro-
duce 4 oonciilatory impression.
We don't see the Hlightest objection 10
this. 1.-THE Democrats had been wise
in their day and generation they would
have ali Votedfor Grant at the polls.
But this will be the same in effect. We
beg our Democratic friends here to bear
-inmind, therefore, that onlast Tuesday
week they voted for all the wicked and
unconstitutionAlt things charged on MS
all through the cRmpaign,-including
"negro equality" military despot-
Ism,n "grindIng taxation" ''reyolu-
tionary null andvoid" reconstruclion,
&C. 90. We are almost sorry Seymour
did not carry West Virginia, just so we
might see Okey johnson and Col. Ben.
Wilson and the rest Of them coming
here to Wheeling and casting their
votes for Grant I-for " a. o." Grantl-
for 9Hiram Ulysses p-for "Sam
Ulysses," who got dr1nk" /" fell in
the Ore and Kicked up a chunkl" &c.
Just sthinkgor the campaign and the
.S6arhs abuse poured npon Gen. Grant
by these fellows, and then, on the other
hand, sec them coming mp and citing
for him. And all because they hope,
/ nowsf AZ he u elected in spite Of them,
he will give them n share OF thsePOSt
oGiesH. We. used to think NRsby's pic.
lures o. Democratic trucking for ofice
were oVerdrawn, but he has not told
zhRlfslha TRUTH we,are-not aure but
our most formidable riYSs for the Post
once. after all, will be the editor OF the
WHEELING Re6tstsr. Q
lffT% q T-----sS 60 Efilf =
SGRN. GRANT was waited on Tuesday
.attsrnoon by the irrepressible small
politicians OF Washington city, who
were not satisfied with. the Informal
notice they received the day before, and
collected to give his consent to a public
demonstration In his honor. The Gem
eral received them In his ONCE, listen
ed TO the reading of a written speech l,v
the Mayor ana answered them as fol-
lows:
I9EATnRAtKN 81 am glad TO meet
You all, and 10 receive your sonRrRtu-
IAttona on my election TO the Presi-
dencY. hope, however, that You will
spare me from any public demonstra-
stration. I have avoided such SO far
Ag 1couid In my journey from the
weAt. and see no reason for accepting
a display here. Live in the city, aud,
hhal be glad 10 see my friends at my
house or my ONCE whenever they
choose tocal on me. I prefer having
no display, and none Will be had with
my consent. To receive you individu-
!, allyswili be much more agreeable to
me, and 1hope that course will be
agreeable to you. IWill take the dem
onstratton for granted, and appreciate
your motives the same"
Aftsr the General had concluded.
some Of the persona spoke privately
with him. said how much they were
Disappointed, and asked him again II he
Wouldanot let themihavea procession
and serenRder him, Heanswered them
substantially that he could not, of
course preyenti them from having a
procession whenevSr they pleased. but
he preferred that they ahouid not MAKE
any d9plAy at his residence. This SET
u0d the matter, and the delegation "a.
9red good deal crestfallen. The con-
elusion OF this business is very Eeneally
aaIying 70 all except the knot OF Of
Nc seekers who were chiefly concern
~ IA lying 10 get up the iemonstratI6n
y esssEyes 70 70 said that the Mayor Of
me elsy mag "a, no connection with, he
o,,s.i -. lnan that he was per-
ofthe bhcan party in Ysst t,i1 -
General Gram emit the day Al his bsS5 :
quarters where he was VisJt,5 s'i u
many friends, citizens and strSnvass
The report thai he has beencalled 49,
by PIeSidenta Johnson and GensSa1
Hancock s. incorrect. The latter has
not called upon him since he was re.
loved from command in New Orleans
and tells the fact q, though fit 'W0rS
somethlng OF Hhleh to be proud.
A. Us litfls town gave two hundred
B. Republican, minority.