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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
Alabama and Florida Adopt the i4th Ar.
t.f " fAfsf fioio.

The Legislature Of Alabama organised
on Monday and promptly adopted the 18th
Constitutional Amendment. Florida has
also adopted the smendment. Thus the
late rebel States arc rapidly returning to
their places in the Union, and very soon
The liih Amendment will be officially de-.
elsred part Of the Constitution Of the Unl-
ted States.N .,os -
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
Military Authority Abolished In South
...I, a, :. !. ern Statas. s4l saui tsa


tGes. Candy issued an order on the
isshS directing military officers In the
stSfs % Sense EXCEEDING any civil author.
iIy when tho President Pr9elsims the adj
option Of thu Constitutional amendment, al
which time ,hsiprisonsrs under their
ehsrss villsbs turned over to the civil
suthsritlsI hb.Prsoucrs serving out
military We htsbees, VIII be held, Writs
so,pas ffOp United States Courts
aro to- be, espouded to, but to warrants
from State Courts reply y TO be made that
the prlsoncris held under authority Of the
laws Of the United States, and jurisdic-
iion is exclusively in United States Courts
Military rule 10 Florida and Louisiana
has also come 10 an end. y.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
Fourth uI.trlot gIso,o,

In the Fourth Districtr. Hon, John II.
Fsrquh'r having accepted the position Of
attorney for the indianapolis, Cincihspti
/ Lafayette Railway, will remove to Gin
.sjsnsfLsa Tbissxll Tasais. bis Office as
sElcctor. The State Central COMMITTEES
decide that the-piuccmust be filled by the
SaisserastaesesS' y acob.. %. Julian, Of
AZ d.rcE,,t6n - ~ =
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
IFreedrNsn's Bureau 10 be Discontinued,

r The blD relating to the Freedman e
Bureau, .spd pretendine in it's title to pro-
vide for dIscontinapnce, but really max.
ing It possible 20 continue Il in all the
restored States, was finally passed BY both
branches Of Congress op Monday. after
Mr.. Allison. of Iowa, had insisted on an
amsua,nspt, making The bill conform to
It's title, aud to provide for closing the
Dareaa 10 all iho restored States on the
first Of next January.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
? Democratic Confab.

"A Democrat from the country to town
fellow,-s How ID His thisl L thought
Pendleion was to besour man, and that ull
the bloated bon dhoiders were Black Re-
publicahs. "i,s :. le2's.3s, Y 's---
I'D Dem.v"Hushl don I say anything
I'm mighty glad they dida 4 give us Chase
That's what We fired over four times; bat,
dTnitl Blair stopped the fun"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
Sunday School Celebration on The 4th
Of July.

Mn. BINGHAM, Editor cf.thc American:
According to previous notice, a large
meeting assembled 10 the beautiful grove
belonging to Mr.. John Mcclure, near the
Springfield NJ. L. Church Tho people
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice OF Insolvency.

At the July (ls6s) Term Of The Common Plsss
n Court of fraskhn County, Indians, the fststs
81 James Fuller deceased WAS dsolsrsd probably
lnsolyent. Creditors are therefore notified that
the same Will b. settled aeeofdinsly.
RoBRkT PUoH.
July ~, 1858 su. Admr dc bonis nen.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
Democratic Concentrations.

Good. bye, Pendletoul Goodbye, Green.
backsl How arc you, Seymour How
arc you, Blair? How are you, bloated
bondholder?
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17

Friday Morning. July II. 1898.

. = - ~ - - 800 - III -
= 80 = Union RspubIiosn Ticket. %
p '.''..., For, Prssidea',' !. I -. - ~.
GEN. ULYSSES Q. GRANT.
= - ~ For Vice President IS s'sU
SCHUYLER C0LFAx. as q
For Governor,
,roIonel CONRAD BAKER, Of vandsrburg
For Lieutenant Governor,
y Colonel WILL cUMBACK, Of Decatur.
-. - For Secretary Of State,
. --l)r. MAX r, "A. HOFFMAN, Of Casa y.
- = - For Auditor Of Stale, .6
:. -, : sfsjot J. D. EVANS, Of Hsmil,op. n
For Treasurer Of s,a.s,y n.s.l 4
.osusssf NATHAN RIMBALL, Of MarIis'
Por Clerk of sts Supreme Court 80
Captain THEODORE w. MeooY,ef Clark
Fer Reporter o. Tho Supreme Conn.,,
colsasi JAMES D BLACK. Of, Marion. 4
s.s :. - For Attorney General, s'sAias Z
sBELAEA 4. WILLIAMSON. Of Psinans.
s.Fo Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
.-E.pAlsNABAs q. HOBBS. Of Wayne
- sIs'a For Congress. 4ib District, ~
i1ff UEo. W. JULIAN.
= for. common Pleas Judge.
'A~s i'Hsss JNo Y. giBBEY.
sai.ss-ss 20, Dlslrie. Prosecutor.
- y -. wM. II. Jones. $ ssnu.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
Charitable.

Would il not be we'll for our Conser-
vative(D friends to collect the Pendleton
grecnbacks and remit them postpaid to
the Cincinnati: Enquirerf
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-17
Administrators sale or Real b.
tate.
GUARDIANS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undsrsiess<
~ has bean sppoisted Guardian Of the niss
heirs Of william Lining deceased. s.
TRos. q. LINING.
Julya lses sw..
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
Sing Songs to Me.

sigh for song, sweet song to Iun my soul !,
When dark events like clouds above me rolf
And all seems scar,
And dark, and drear, = PIX. D.,
As tomb-stones in the night, or bells that toll
The soul departed, and the graveyard knoll.
Sing songs for me, sweet songs to make me glad
And drive away the tho is that make me mad =
Glad songs and free, -....
And full of glee,
That have such power as David's music had
To drive away from Saul the spirits bad
Music hath charms to soothc the esavage breast,
So Shakespeare said and truly has he guessed
ss..- -.. What clears the mind
OF griefs that bind,
And frees the soul by burdens sorely pressed
And lays il gently down to peace and rest
To sing to me some rich inspiring glee,
Mid all these lonely hours that still must be-
And with my heart
I'll love the art
That wins my soul from grief, and carries me
With heart and soul to her who sets me free.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
MES. WASrED.-The great want of

MEN. WANTED.-The great want of
this age is men. .-,... ~. Z
Men who are not for sale. Men who
are honest, sound from center to circum-
feranee, true to the hearts core. Men
who will condemn wrong in friend or
foe, in themselves rs well as in others.
Men whose conscience are as steady as
the needle oihc pole. Men who will
stand for The right if the Heavens totter
and the earth reels Men who can tell
the truth and look the world and the
devil in the eye.
Men that neither brag nor run. Men
that neither flag nor flincha5 Men who
can have courage without whistling for.
it, and Joy without shouting to bring it.
Men in whom the current of everlasting
life runs still and deep, and strong
Men too large for seetarian limits, and
too strong for scctarian bands. Men
who do not strive nor cry, nor cause.
their voices to be heard in the street, but
who will not fail nor be discouraged till
Judgment be set in the earth. Men who
know their message and tell it. Men
who know their duty and do it. Men
who mind their own business. Men who
will not lie. Men who are not too lazy
to work, nor too proud to be poor. Men
who are willing to eat what they have
earned, and wear what they have paid
tor
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24


A question I'd ak msthur Saymore
BE- lsOva a matther that's bothered me quite !;
3 1t dishtresscs ME mind in the mornln ysj5 4
And throubles me dhramin' at night 9
Me coorse I'd be shapin' accordhin
~, To tbe,ginuine Dimmekraf. plan Z J'l1 ~
But its bothered 1 am wild the question
Is the naygur IL baste or man?
Sbure isn't it Dimmekrat docthrine
...F The naygur's a tw olfutted. baste, ssaz ~
sra Wild wool like shape, an a pairfume 1i ~
sEa Disgooshting to paypul ov tayste +.
!. A lip like shlice of sthale liver ,s-.a -..i
An fut that is built ON aplan 70
That wudshute an Afrikin monkey,
But divil bit uY a man f. s....ss as
An hasn't il bin demonsthratids s7if '7a.E
He can niver have brains in his skull,
For inshted ov hair on the outside -r =
The naygur has nothing but wool s.
An as dhirty an black are his faytures
As the SCOT oy kittle. or pan; =. 81
So baste ov some sort is u naygur
He niyer was meant for man. -
But here, bedad, is the puzzle 4 b. III
..LE That bothers me by night an by day
Whin the South in the days of her gloOry,
w as undlier Dimmykrat shway, 49, -f--
II Tie naygur was held in subjecshnnt s-
IT, On the ould Patriarkal plan : T7a
He was counted up wild the cattle, 80
An not set down as a man. = --.,..s t.sgz
But now its Dimmykrat practice, .gqgl
-.-f South oy Mason an Dixon's line, -; .-.;
To thrate a woody 7heads nayglr ,.s.-I, Z. III
H. Like a gintleman shupertine.
Heis axed to Dimmykrat maytins s'-r.
If he wants to sphafe he can;
An the spache ov the baste is phrintid
The same as, the spache oV a man.
T. AkFA 4 30 AEFASss
By the side ov a black dirty naygur
A white Dimmykrat sits down to ate;
They tip off their whisky in friendship,
An the Dimmykrat offers to thrate.
To Saymore an Blair they kape dhrinkin
Together as long as they can;
On the ffure thin they-iie down togither-9
= The baste by the side oV the man.
Its puzzled / am beyant sphakin';
Divil wan ov me knows where | sthand,
ORGAN till, when mate wild a naygur, -
TO. tip him me fist orme band.6 ~ z
I'll go mad wild this same bOtherashun
I've stood il so long as l can;
What is the new Dimmykrat docthrine-N
Is the naygur baste or aman 7 LEIEl
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24

A very dangerous So Treasury Note
is in circulation. The best mode of de-
tecting is by the green ornamental en-
craving lengthwise the middle OF the
bill, which in the counterfeit is of a
paler color and consequently has
brighter look than the dark green of
the original. Seen under microscope
the engraving of the counterfeit is coarstr
than the original, and there are some
misplacements or omissions, but to the
naked eye 1t presents genuine appear
auce.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
NUMBER gS2.

bill issgene, but tam, thinking after all,
you haven't made very bad bargain.
That's The likeliest horse I've seen this
many day i don't think it would be
4 difficult matter. to sell him for two
hundred dollars. At any rate, I'll take
the horse tor the hundred dollars, and
you may have the saddle for the twenty
dollars which you was to have of it.
And the saddle bags too, | suppose"
said Debby, feeling disposed 70 join in
tie joke. ',..-.' ........' ....
Yes, said Mr.. Wilder; ''no stop, we
will see what's in them first, he contin-
ued, untyihg them from the saddle. 'Oh
there's lots of shirts, ste cckings, handker-
chiefs, and capital ones, too. Yes, Deb
by the saddle bags are yours; those
things come In very good for Joseph
you know '-.S ''~ p.
10 Debby colored but said nothing.
q ''NOw, William,r said Mrs. Wilder,
thee is full of thy fan"
n fun about it," said William re-
placing the articles in the leathern bag
'IIere, Debby take 'em, and take care Of
'em." hs,r-a,,a ~
Debby took the saddle bags to her
chamber, not little gratified at the val
liable articles of clothing it contained.
She emptied the contents on the bed,
and on examining to see if eS everything
VAS out she discovered an inside pocket
in one of the. bags. She opened and
drew theretrOm an elegant pocket book,
and found it contained lot of bills.
She counted them, and her heart beat
quicker and quicker, for before she got
through She had $500 in good bank
money. ........,4.... q ...-,
Dcbby Kept her own counsel. In q
few, days it was rumered that Joseph
Nelson had purchased an excellent farm
in the neigliborhood that had just been
Offered sono months since at $1,000 and
was considered great bargain.
"Joseph," said Mr.. Wilder, the next
time they met. 81 am astonished that
you have been running in debt for
farm, in such times as these. | think
You ought to have worked three or four
years ard got something beforehand,
before running in debt so much
-''But haven'trun in debt" said Jo-
seph. ,a'@2 ssaa
Haven't you bought Mr.. SahdersOns
farm p said Mr. Wilder. l 5s -f
''Yes, hrve,n said Joseph.
''At one thousand dollars 2" said VIII
"Yes," said Joseph, "But Pve paid for
it down. l don't run in debt for any
thing" Il --
Mr.. Wihlrr was too astonishcd to ask
any further questions.
Joseph Nelson made an excellent far
mer and respectable man; he was in
'lustri9us, and got rapidly beforehand,
and Mr.. Wilder was proud Of his son-in-
law, ....-....- ....-....,......-. ..,.-.. .-
1t was some ten wears after this, when
Mr. Wilder was sitting one day .trottiDg
his third grandson cn his knee, that he
said
"Debby, should like to know how
Joseph contrived to purchase his farm at
the time You were married %
Debby stepped up to the closet,
brought out the saddle bags, and open
ing them, pointed to the inner pocket,
saying, "rhe money came from there,
SIR OF, 90 soz=.l -.f. -'..55
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
BooKBiNDERS.

Book-binder, with J. A
HowelIs & Co. Music, Magazines and Periodicals
&C, bound in plain and elegant styles, Jefferson,
SE;o $50
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
p - - flatf 60 y 80
., SELECT PnETRyr
!. A Betherayshun Cousarnin' the
SsgRsslI !Naygpr"aYTHD

BIZ DIssIs o'TLAHERTr
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24

rains do not stop stations where the time is omitted
in the above table
Second Glass Cars run .op all Through Trains -
All through trains going Westward connect at Ceve
and, with Trains for Toledo, Chicago Columbus Cincin
'ati, indianapolis, &C.
Steamboat Express leaves Buffalo at 20 p. NJ Sun
'ayNight instead of Saturday Night Trains arriving
Dunkirk at $40 P. NJ, making direct connection with
Trains of Erie Railway. Trains between Toledo and
Erie by Columbus time: between Erie and Bufstlu
Buffalo time. and do not stop where time is omitted.
The Saturday Night Express Train from Cleveland at
30 P. NJ to BnfalO and leaves Buffalo for the
East on Sunday ata.a5P M. Ii -
EASTWARD-N Y. Express. Eastern mail and Night
Express runs through Buffalo without change. -
WESTWARD-NightE Express. Toledo Express and
lay Express run through TO Toledo without change.
N. Y. Express East, and Day Express West viii run
Sundays s-.1 ~ Fs.lss ttfa s-t4 - r. --.a2
H NOTTINGHAM, Supt
Supt's Office, Cleveland & Erie Railroad, u
Cleveland. o.. May II, 1858. (
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24

.ss EadT cao3 sF0az bns 1ssls r l;s $50 u %
yss-Er 80 q s1il gIsys ssssaE y1issfFE2u2 yfaiS5
VfasinH "a aBs
% hHn Sssgi1 y sNResnss9 ssisEs75ssN I 81
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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24

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10 .zsEszI iasfsgaI9 IS 81 lsfr-s -sr l
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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24

GEORGE WILLARD, Dealer in Dry-@Soods;; 5000 ;Vro Sro
ceres Hats Gaps, Boots Saosss @ SG s5G
H. slais IRON Steel Drags Medicines, Paints, Oliss
Tvestnffs sc, Main street, Ashtabaa.-- -, -
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
J. = HARNESS MAKER.

w N yVTTTTAMSON, SIdder and Harness Ma
Ter ooposite Fisk Block Main street AshtaOula ONO
has on hand and makes to ORDER n the Dest sed
% a. FORD. Manufacturer and Dealer IN Saddles
Harness Brides, Collars. Trqnks, Whips, &c, oppoo
ifeFisk House, Ashtabua- ONO - ----.- o.O
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
DRUGGISTS.

C8aRVE4 Ee, SWGFT-AshtabHla, Ohio, Deale
IN brags and Medicines Gnoceriss PsramsEEy EIaSar sns
Fancy Articles, superior Teas e9lies,
psints DYES yafnishes, Brushes, Fancy soaps nan i
Restoratyes Hair OILS &c an Of when VIII Tel ~ ;,
at the lowest prlces 70 s95
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24

6ET0;lV a X ING. Main streets, Ashtaouiia' A!i
nbin DeaIers In Drugs, Medicines, 7ShenicaiLs ii
Paints ols yaruisAsS BEHshss Pc sisi & S Patent
Tadirines Pare Wines and Liquors for Medelnai patt
eses Physician prescriptions carefully and prompt
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
LUMBER.YARD.

SFYMOUR & GOODNESS, ManafactureEs Of
11orS Slsh ana Blinds BeTel Siding floorng, eng eng
mo Nouidnrs Scroll Work, Turning, &c Also deel,
ers in Rotlgh and Plahed Lumber Latin shingles and
i3ndiny Materials generally Call and see our @ Ear,e
ties of Fence at their Planning Mill corner Main STREET
-snd Union Alley. Ashtabala, Ohio. ,nDrsrxoc sr
VIM SEYMOUR. H3u a. y 0lDDoc
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-05-29
GA8E H0UBB~
FOWLER & McHDONATIn.
1868. SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK 1861

onn M A H. in announcing
n The
A1"N~' -os' 0"oe" '~o"
DRESS GOODS
Poll;
New Styles "A VI WHICH arc ehuey
GOODS-n
quality
portion this
an novelties Hats and i}oc
Hu1on
h
hands, hdoun
BAzAAn 0" -""NA AisLEs
WHITE GOODS. and
awus
&c ~'"'"oN'''"cS'
gsan
Rulings &c
Osnary
HING QO0DScachc
D7 r9Te !G gyGn ppS Nn Window
Collars
Account omt adc and Legal Paper Envelopes ~ ''p
splendid
5 M Sch aTS p"as m Shoes spy and
&C ct O ''o'
oT business mut we may '
10 We
"N "0N' "" ou'
our business 10 continue to merit the Very
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-04

! E ~ Ir -
Secretary Seward officially announces
that the. 14th Article is now part of the
Constitution Of the United States, it
having received the sanction of "more
than three fourths of the States of the
United States"
Gems. Grant and Sherman, were gross
ly insulted at ST. Joseph the other day.
The teachings Of Biair's letter, and the
counsel and advice of Hampton, Wise,
Cobb; Hill, and Toombs, are all '.fring
the Southern heart and bearing evil
fruit in abundance .,g -.s,.s
FULLY IDENTIFIED.-It must be graft
flying to every Republican in the land to
know, that among the good things real
lied by the New York Convention, was
the fact that Andy johnson was fully
and completely identified with the Dem
ocracy. Let them no longer speak OF
him as OUR President Next to Pendle-
ton, he had the largest vote for Presi-
dental nomination on the first ballot
and the only wonder is that the Demo
cratic whisky ring did not have power to
accomplish his nomination, but the Bel
mont bondholders were too much fol
them.
Gen. Sol. Meredith is for Grant.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-04
STOKES.
..A.RosE wITHouT rHORNs. ,,

We meet with great deal of valuable
practical talk in the papers which we
deem unreasonable, and do not, there
G fore, reproduce it. or course, when
the proper time for it's presentation ar
rives, it is either, forgotten, or it has
been lost by some careless person who
has been overhauling our valuable scraps
and there's an end Of it. We just
now came across the following recipe,
which we deem too important to be put
9 therefore give it, and request "whom it
may concern to cut it out, and "put it
up in some conspicuous place, where 1t
will be seen when planting time comes.
Scarcely any one who has arrived at
8 the years Of discretion, will forget how
bothersome seeds are in melons And
yet, how would we have melons without
seeds :? Well we'll tell you-so:
10 First plant your melons After the
vine is about two feet long, cover the
vine at point intermediate between the
top and the root. After il has taken
root where it is covered, divide the vine
between the old and new root, and the
result will be that the melons will be
seedless, without imparing their quality
There will be some trouble involved
in this plan, but then, it will pay the
+ producer and the consumer. What q
grand thing watermelon would be
without seeds A few melons undis
turbed by this plan, will provide pro
ucer all the seed lie wants for planting
We hope the plan will be tried hereaway
next season.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-04
He's just the Man.

The foresight Of the democracy is
immense. Whilesthe unsophisticated
in their innocence supposed that Pen
dfeton, @vaiiandigham ct al, was the
choice of the Western wing of the ode
moeracie," it was no Sucha thing q They
were all expecting Seymour and Blair
to be, the nominees This was made
evident in Dubuque on the receipt of
the news Guiping down the "big
lump i the throat'-the discontinue of
Pendleton--ytheys exclaimed: "Splen'
nom nash'n Spleen nom'nash'n jus
what (hic) speed"
This politico.acrobatica feat reminds
us of an incident, of IA. aoI's3lI5as za1i
Farmer Smith had been to Albany
with load of hay, where he learned
the nomination of James X Polk. On
his way home he met Farmer Jones'
Said he, ..Neighbor Jones, who dye
think got the nomination. aisq ~ rs
"Dodrotted," says Jones, "ef know"
"Tll bet,' says Smith, ''you can't
guess in ten guesses." fs7., Al.
"Silas Wright?''
"No'' 3'"'9 -
"Tom Benton?" ii 9sasl Is fnsbe
aNo.''soas ssasEfa 9ss15dals sza5t .
Martin Van BUREN," s 81
mo
"Bright?"
'sNo.'' io
eWho the d., McCaudless?'' =
''No, neighbor, its no use, yen have
to give it up. It's James K. Polk!'
ssThe devil it is ! Just the man l
thought they'd nominate-just the m an;
but who would a thought it?"-Dubuque
7 Times. .as vs5 LE fEw s4
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-04
Beecher on the Pre- sidency.

To the Editor Of the Boston Daily Advertiser
left Brooklyn on Monday, July 6, but not
before the World had Published that had, on
Sunday morning, in political sermon come
out for Chase for the Presidency, and against
Grant; and have seen the story every day
since racing through the papers. There is not
. word Of truth in it. The sermon was not
political, and it made no allusion either to
Grant orto Chase. The application ef some
Of its paragraphs, in either direction, was the
work of the reporter of the World, not mine.
f, l have never been Chase man. have for
years. as q leader in public affairs deemed him,
like his greenbacks, as promising more on the
face than they are worth in gold. While the
New York Independent was lauding him as
q demigod, and the New York Tribune was using
: his name to obscure the prospects of Grant,
heartily and openly disagreed withboth of them,
for thoroughly liked Grant and thoroughly
dstrusted Chase. He is a splendid man to
look upon but poor man to lean upon. Am
bition lifts some men toward things noble and
good; IN axes them large and generous. Other
mems ambition biurs the sharp lines and dis
tinctions between right and wrong, and leaves
them, in the eagerness Of over selfish desires,
to become prey of bad men have for years
felt that Mr.. Chase's ambition was consuming
the better elements of his nature.
| have liked Grant from the first Solid,
unpretentious, Straightforward, apt to succeed
and not spoiled by success, wise in discerning
men. skillful in using them, with the rare gift
(Which Washington had in an eminent degreel
of wisdom in getting wisdom from other mems
counsels-I confidently anticipate that, great
as his military success has been, he will here>
after be known even more favorably for the
wisdom of his civil administration. r9+'
g The seven fold humiliations and rccantations
through which Chase was required to go for a
Democratic nomination, only to see the smiling
{ Seymour looking benignly down upon his lost
estate, has no parallel except in the immortal
history of Reineke Fuchs. There will now be
no third candidate between Grant and Sey-
mour. 1t will be a fair fight between rugged
honesty and plausible craft.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER
Boston, July 8th, 1868.