Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
The "Fat Contributors" Interview
with Gen. Grant.

Special Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Times.
WARRINGTON, January t8
have just had an interview with Gen.
eral Grant, and obtained some of his Ideas
OF public men, not given In the opinions
published In the New York World, which
| herewith send you. .ar,
Ben Franklin Is unquestiopAbly q rapid
type.sticker, and his enterprise In collect
ing the latest news renders him invalua-
bic to en- almanac, but he Is visionary
His theory about lightning. rods protect
ing houses and barns during thunder
storm is one of the most absurd things I
ever heard OF
Old Parr 10 young man of brilliant
talents and ambitions, but he ought to
take better care of himself. fear that he
Is Fastening to an early grave
Washington is an efficient General of
Militia, aud one of our most civil en-
gineers. Many have oensured him for
that little affair with his fathers cherry
tree, but think 1t Is time for us TO b9rg
ths kdtchet
Ihave never seen Webster yet, though
have read his dictionary. 1t is not sur
prisipg TO me that a man of so many
words couldn't be President.
l consider Colonel Crockett to be our
greatest American humorist next to Tup-
per. His telling the coon not to shoot, he
would come down out of the tree, is
equal to anything ! have read in the
Globe. s.s..t @.'
George Francis Train is one of our
most noble women. His appeals in be-
half OF her sex arc both powerful and
convincing. No one can read her speech
es without being convinced he ought to
vote. ,f-ftFf
Brick Pomeroy Is the modern Alexander
the Great weeping because there are no
more Worlds to conquer. What profiteth
II man though he gain the whole World
and lose both his daily and weekly circula-
tioni
i7 have nothing against JEFF Davis in
particular, that know Of, although he
kept me away from my business at Galena
until 1t was nearly ruined-had TO sell out
at sacrifice, But no matter for that now.
Let us have peace. sres..
have no idea of removing "Nasby"
from the Postoffice, He must be sub
stantisl addition to the revenue. OF the Do
partment, for his "letters pass through
every Postotllce In the United States.
Napoleon Bonaparte will proably never
mingle In public affairs again, so win say
little about him. II, however, he had
been elected President of the United
states, and attempted TO read all tbs petit
tions and applications for office that come,
he would have been sent 10 the Lunatic
Asylum instead Of st. Helena. He had a
little luck, In that particular, at least
Brigham Young is q multitudious hus-
band and numerous father, who has GER
tainly done great deal for Utah. How
! far he Is going to be allowed TO "do" the
| United States remains 10 be seen,
VI, N" Is not as crazy As he might be-
| am not sure but he would make a good
Secretary of the Treasury. He is in favor
of deciding all the land back to the Indians,
and let the Indians assume the national
debt This would certainly be an easy and
rapid solution Of our 1nancial difficulties.
Peabody Is well meaning man, of
much principle upon which ne has real
lied = great deal OF interest, His princely
gin TO the Londonpoor fear, Is working
harm. Men who were in comfortable
circumstances before that donation was
made, reduced themselves TO abject beg
gary for the purpose OF getting q portion
OF the legacy, thereby setting very bad
example Indeed.
Dan Rice wanted TO be President and
he may be yet II he was he would sell
out the public buildings deyoting the
proceeds toward paying the national debt,
and carry on the Government under q
canvas TO the music OF band, II Is hard
to 60 back on the habits OF lifetime
should be moro ocptented Il there was q
lanyard back Of the White House.
Fisk Is . well lmeaning man--toward
Fisk. He has q great versatility OF talent,
and can run big railroad, an opera house
and the Springfield Republican all at once.
| He is not q temperance man exactly, but
he don't take his bolas as much as he did.
There ls a great deal Of useless talk
about Mordsseys having been in the
ring" A member OF Congress who iSnt
In some sort Of a " ring" nowadays is
very rare, indeed and there are few Of
those rings" as respectable as the prize,
ring. Big men have helped Morrissey to
fortune His club. house ia said 10 DO the
house that YdAdSr builL
Yours, etc, r.r
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